Article 24 of the United Nations Charter

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Article 24 of the United Nations Charter defines the primary responsibility and authority of the Security Council for maintaining international peace and security on behalf of all UN member states.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf article of an international treaty ⓘ
adoptedOn 26 June 1945 ⓘ
allocatesPrimaryResponsibilityFor maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United Nations member states ⓘ
basisFor political authority of the Security Council in peace and security matters ⓘ
centralConcept collective security ⓘ
delegation of authority by member states to the Security Council ⓘ
primary responsibility of the Security Council ⓘ
chapterSubject United Nations Security Council ⓘ
citedAsLegalBasisFor Security Council’s overarching mandate in peace and security ⓘ
Security Council’s political authority over enforcement measures ⓘ
definesPrimaryResponsibilityOf United Nations Security Council ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn 24 October 1945 ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo United Nations Security Council ⓘ
hasLegalCharacter binding on United Nations member states ⓘ
constitutional provision of the United Nations ⓘ
hasSection Article 24(1) of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 24(2) of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 24(3) of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
inForce true ⓘ
interpretedBy International Court of Justice ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly practice ⓘ
United Nations Security Council practice ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ
English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalEffect confers primary responsibility for peace and security on the Security Council ⓘ
legalSystem international law ⓘ
locatedInDocumentChapter Chapter V of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
obligesSecurityCouncilTo act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations ⓘ
partOf Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
placeOfAdoption San Francisco ⓘ
providesThat in discharging its duties the Security Council shall act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations ⓘ
the Security Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly ⓘ
the specific powers of the Security Council for the discharge of its duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII of the Charter ⓘ
relatedTo Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
requiresSecurityCouncilTo submit annual reports to the General Assembly ⓘ
submit special reports to the General Assembly when necessary ⓘ
statesThatSecurityCouncilActsOnBehalfOf United Nations member states ⓘ
subjectMatter international peace and security ⓘ

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Article 48 of the United Nations Charter → relatedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
United Nations Security Council resolutions → legalBasis → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Uniting for Peace resolution (A/RES/377 (V)) → legalBasis → United Nations Charter Article 24 ⓘ
linked to: Article 24 of the United Nations Charter
Article 23 of the United Nations Charter → relatedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 25 of the United Nations Charter → relatedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 26 of the United Nations Charter → connectedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 27 of the United Nations Charter → relatedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
Article 28 of the United Nations Charter → relatedTo → Article 24 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ