Article 14 (Peaceful adjustment of situations) 141

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1 Contents Foreword, by Edvard Hambro Preface to the Third Edition Abbreviations Used in the Footnotes v ix xix INTRODUCTION 1 Commentary: CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS Preamble 19 I. Purposes and Principles 23 1 (Purposes) 25 2 (Principles) 36 II. Membership 73 3 (Original members) 81 4 (Admission of new members) 85 5 (Suspension) 96 6 (Expulsion) 98 III. Organs (Principal and subsidiary organs) (Eligibility of men and women) 104 IV. The General Assembly (Membership and representation) (General definition) (Maintenance of peace and security) (Disputes before Security Council) (Political, economic, and social cooperation) (Peaceful adjustment of situations) 141

2 r xiv CONTENTS 15 (Reports from other organs) 16 (Trusteeship matters) 17 (Financial matters) 18 (Voting procedure) 19 (Failure to pay contributions) 20 (Sessions) 21 (Rules of Procedure) 22 (Subsidiary organs) V. The Security Council (Membership and representation) (Maintenance of peace and security) (Binding force of decisions) (Regulation of armaments) (Voting procedure) (Organization and meetings) (Subsidiary organs) (Rules of Procedure) (Participation by member states not represented on Security Council) (Participation by nonmember states and by member states not represented on Security Council) VI. Pacific Settlement of Disputes (General obligation of parties) (Power of Security Council to investigate) (Power of states to submit disputes) (Power of Security Council to recommend) (Recommendation of terms of settlement) (Power of Security Council to recommend on request) 287 VII. Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression (General authority of Security Council) (Provisional measures) (Measures not involving use of armed force) (Measures involving use of armed force) 314

3 CONTENTS 43 (Agreements regarding armed forces and facilities) (Member states not represented on Security Council and military decisions) (Availability of air forces) (Plans for application of armed forces) (Military Staff Committee) (Action to carry out Security Council decisions) (Mutual"assistance) (Right to plead special economic problems) (Right of self-defense) 342 xv VIII. Regional Arrangements (Admissible for pacific settlement of disputes )" (Use for enforcement action) (Obligation to inform Security Council) 368 IX. International Economic and Social Cooperation (Purposes) (Pledge of members) (Specialized Agencies) (Coordination of their policies and activities) (Creation of new Specialized Agencies) (Responsibility for discharge of UN functions) 404 X. The Economic and Social Council (Membership and representation) (Studies, reports, and recommendations) (Making agreements'with Specialized Agencies) (Obtaining reports) (Assistance to Security Council) (Other functions) (Voting procedure) (Setting up of commissions) (Participation of members) (Arrangements for mutual participation) 442

4 XVI CONTENTS 71 (Arrangements with non-governmental organizations) 72 (Rules of Procedure) XI. Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories (Commitments in interest of inhabitants) (Commitments in interest of others) 462 XII. XIII. International Trusteeship System (Establishment) (Objectives) (Territories affected) (Exemption of members) (Definition of terms of trusteeship) (Reservation of existing rights) (Content of trusteeship agreements) (Designation of strategic areas) (Special regime for strategic areas) (Administrating authority and maintenance of peace) (Exercise of UN functions) The Trusteeship Council (Membership and representation) (Powers of General Assembly and Trusteeship Council) (Report by administering authority) (Voting procedure) (Rules of Procedure) (Assistance of Economic and Social Council and Specialized Agencies) 541 XIV. The International Court of Justice 92 (Position and Statute of Court) 93 (Parties to Statute) 94 (Binding force of decisions) 95 (Use of other tribunals) 96 (Advisory opinions) XV. The Secretariat 97 (Composition. Appointment of Secretary-General)

5 CONTENTS xvii 98 (Functions of Secretary-General) (Peace and security function) (Independence of Secretary-General and staff) (Appointment and assignment of staff) 600 XVI. Miscellaneous Provisions (Registration of treaties) (Conflict between Charter and other obligations) (Legal capacity of UN) (Privileges and immunities) 617 XVII. Transitional Security Arrangements (Responsibilities pending entry into force) (Action by victorious states) 633 XVIII. Amendments (Amendment procedure) (General conference) 643 XIX. Ratification and Signature (Ratification and entry into force) (Languages and authenticity of language texts) 649 Appendix: DOCUMENTS Covenant of the League of Nations 653 Dumbarton Oaks Proposals 665 Charter of the United Nations 675 Statute of the International Court of Justice 700 Index 713