UN Security Council Resolution 1540
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UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is a binding UN measure adopted in 2004 that obliges all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring, developing, or using weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Context triple: [UN Security Council Resolution 1373, relatedTo, UN Security Council Resolution 1540]
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UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a 2002 UN measure that gave Iraq a “final opportunity” to comply with disarmament obligations and became a key legal and diplomatic basis cited for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1528
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1528 is a 2004 measure that established and defined the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire amid that country’s civil conflict.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154 is a 1998 UN measure that endorsed a diplomatic agreement with Iraq over weapons inspections, temporarily defusing a major standoff in the 1990s disarmament crisis.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925 is a 2010 measure by the UN Security Council that reconfigured the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, creating MONUSCO with a focus on stabilization and civilian protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Target entity description: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is a binding UN measure adopted in 2004 that obliges all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring, developing, or using weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
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A.
UN Security Council Resolution 1373
UN Security Council Resolution 1373 is a 2001 United Nations measure adopted after the 9/11 attacks that obliges all member states to combat terrorism through actions such as criminalizing terrorist financing, enhancing international cooperation, and strengthening border and law-enforcement controls.
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B.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 is a 2002 UN measure that gave Iraq a “final opportunity” to comply with disarmament obligations and became a key legal and diplomatic basis cited for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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C.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1528
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1528 is a 2004 measure that established and defined the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire amid that country’s civil conflict.
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154 is a 1998 UN measure that endorsed a diplomatic agreement with Iraq over weapons inspections, temporarily defusing a major standoff in the 1990s disarmament crisis.
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E.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1925 is a 2010 measure by the UN Security Council that reconfigured the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, creating MONUSCO with a focus on stabilization and civilian protection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations Security Council resolution
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legally binding international instrument ⓘ |
| 1540CommitteeMandate |
monitor implementation of resolution 1540
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report to the Security Council on implementation ⓘ |
| addresses |
biological weapons
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chemical weapons ⓘ means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2004-04-28 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | territory of all UN Member States ⓘ |
| callsFor |
assistance to states in implementing obligations
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international cooperation to prevent WMD proliferation ⓘ |
| chapter | Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| complements |
Biological Weapons Convention
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Chemical Weapons Convention ⓘ Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ⓘ
linked to:
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
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| documentSymbol | S/RES/1540(2004) ⓘ |
| establishes | 1540 Committee ⓘ |
| establishesBody | Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ⓘ |
| focusesOn | non-state actors including terrorists ⓘ |
| followedBy |
UN Security Council Resolution 1673
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UN Security Council Resolution 1810 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 1977 ⓘ UN Security Council Resolution 2325 ⓘ |
| isBindingOn | all UN Member States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 41 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| linkedTo | non-proliferation regime ⓘ |
| meetingNumber | 4950 ⓘ |
| obliges |
states to adopt and enforce appropriate laws prohibiting non-state actors from WMD-related activities
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states to control related materials for WMDs ⓘ states to establish domestic controls to prevent proliferation of WMDs ⓘ states to refrain from supporting non-state actors seeking WMDs ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-state actors ⓘ |
| requires |
accounting and security of WMD-related materials
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border controls related to WMD materials ⓘ effective export and trans-shipment controls ⓘ law enforcement efforts against WMD proliferation by non-state actors ⓘ physical protection measures for WMD-related materials ⓘ |
| resolutionNumber | 1540 ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ |
| targets | non-state actors ⓘ |
| typeOfObligation | binding ⓘ |
| voteResult | unanimous ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 2004 ⓘ |
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Subject: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 Description of subject: UN Security Council Resolution 1540 is a binding UN measure adopted in 2004 that obliges all states to prevent non-state actors from acquiring, developing, or using weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
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establishedBy
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004)
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mandateFromResolution
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
UN Security Council Resolution 2325
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partOf
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UN Security Council resolutions on non-proliferation
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540
United Nations Security Council Resolution 2396
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buildsOn
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540
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linked to: UN Security Council Resolution 1540