Article 40 of the United Nations Charter
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Article 40 of the United Nations Charter empowers the Security Council to call for provisional measures to prevent a worsening of a situation before it decides on enforcement actions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article 40 of the United Nations Charter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Article 40 of the United Nations Charter Context triple: [Article 39 of the United Nations Charter, relatedTo, Article 40 of the United Nations Charter]
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A.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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B.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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C.
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the Security Council to have air force contingents permanently available for immediate combined international enforcement action.
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D.
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that authorizes the UN Security Council to determine which member states shall carry out its decisions for maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that empowers the UN Security Council to determine the existence of threats to or breaches of the peace and acts of aggression, and to decide on measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article 40 of the United Nations Charter Target entity description: Article 40 of the United Nations Charter empowers the Security Council to call for provisional measures to prevent a worsening of a situation before it decides on enforcement actions.
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A.
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the UN Security Council to impose non-military measures, such as economic sanctions and diplomatic restrictions, to maintain or restore international peace and security.
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B.
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter
Article 44 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that guarantees non–Security Council member states the right to participate in decisions concerning the use of their armed forces in United Nations enforcement actions.
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C.
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter
Article 45 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that empowers the Security Council to have air force contingents permanently available for immediate combined international enforcement action.
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D.
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter is a provision that authorizes the UN Security Council to determine which member states shall carry out its decisions for maintaining or restoring international peace and security.
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E.
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that empowers the UN Security Council to determine the existence of threats to or breaches of the peace and acts of aggression, and to decide on measures to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | article of an international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 26 June 1945 ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maintain or restore international peace and security
ⓘ
prevent aggravation of disputes ⓘ |
| appliesInContextOf |
acts of aggression
ⓘ
breaches of the peace ⓘ threats to the peace ⓘ |
| appliesTo | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| authorizes | provisional measures ⓘ |
| bindingBody | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| bindingOn | all United Nations member states when the Security Council acts under it ⓘ |
| category | provisions on collective security ⓘ |
| conditionOfUse | before the Security Council makes recommendations or decides upon measures under Article 39 ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter
ⓘ
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| empowers | United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceOn | 24 October 1945 ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | call upon the parties concerned to comply with provisional measures ⓘ |
| interpretedBy |
International Court of Justice
ⓘ
international lawyers ⓘ |
| languageOfDrafting |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalEffect | allows the Security Council to call upon parties to comply with provisional measures ⓘ |
| legalNature | binding on United Nations member states when acted upon by the Security Council ⓘ |
| locatedInDocument | Chapter VII: Action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression ⓘ |
| normType | procedural and preventive norm ⓘ |
| objective | to provide a non-enforcement tool prior to sanctions or military measures ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
ⓘ
Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| purpose | to prevent aggravation of a situation before the Security Council decides on enforcement measures ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
ⓘ
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| requires | that the Security Council duly take account of failure to comply with provisional measures ⓘ |
| requiresConsiderationOf | failure to comply with provisional measures when deciding on further measures ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | provisional measures ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Security Council practice on ceasefire calls
ⓘ
Security Council practice on de-escalation measures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article 40 of the United Nations Charter Description of subject: Article 40 of the United Nations Charter empowers the Security Council to call for provisional measures to prevent a worsening of a situation before it decides on enforcement actions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.