Article 39 of the United Nations Charter

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article of an international treaty provision 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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter canonical	8
Article 39 of the UN Charter	2
Art. 39 UN Charter	1
Article 39 of the Charter of the United Nations	1
United Nations Charter Article 39	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467296 — 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.

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Target entity: Article 39 of the United Nations Charter
Context triple: [Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, composedOf, Article 39 of the United Nations Charter]

A. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
B. Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter is the section that empowers the UN Security Council to address threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression, including through the use of force and enforcement measures.
C. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
D. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.
E. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan is the pacifist clause that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces, profoundly shaping the country’s postwar security policy and international role.
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 39 of the United Nations Charter
Target entity description: 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.

A. Article 51 of the United Nations Charter
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter is the provision that recognizes the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense by states if an armed attack occurs, until the Security Council takes measures to maintain international peace and security.
B. Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter is the section that empowers the UN Security Council to address threats to peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression, including through the use of force and enforcement measures.
C. Charter of the United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty that established the UN, defining its purposes, principles, structure, and the framework for international peace and security.
D. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
The Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations is an international treaty that defines the legal status, immunities, and protections granted to the UN, its officials, and its missions to ensure their independent functioning worldwide.
E. Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan
Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan is the pacifist clause that renounces war and prohibits Japan from maintaining traditional military forces, profoundly shaping the country’s postwar security policy and international role.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of an international treaty ⓘ provision of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
adoptedAt	United Nations Conference on International Organization ⓘ linked to: San Francisco Conference
adoptedIn	San Francisco ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United Nations member states ⓘ
authorityType	discretionary power of the Security Council ⓘ
bindingNature	enables adoption of decisions binding under Article 25 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
chapterTitle	Action with respect to threats to the peace, breaches of the peace, and acts of aggression ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Nations ⓘ
dateOfDocument	1945-06-26 ⓘ
definesRoleOf	United Nations Security Council in maintaining international peace and security ⓘ
effectiveDate	1945-10-24 ⓘ
empowersBodyToDecideOn	measures to maintain international peace and security ⓘ measures to restore international peace and security ⓘ
empowersBodyToDetermine	existence of any act of aggression ⓘ existence of any breach of the peace ⓘ existence of any threat to the peace ⓘ
grantsPowerTo	United Nations Security Council ⓘ
hasKeyword	act of aggression ⓘ breach of the peace ⓘ measures to maintain or restore international peace and security ⓘ threat to the peace ⓘ
hasLegalEffect	binding on all United Nations member states when invoked by the Security Council ⓘ
hasSubject	United Nations Security Council powers ⓘ collective security ⓘ international peace and security ⓘ
interpretedBy	International Court of Justice (indirectly, through advisory opinions and case law on the Charter) ⓘ linked to: International Court of Justice
isFoundationFor	subsequent Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalBasisFor	authorization of use of force by the United Nations Security Council ⓘ binding decisions of the United Nations Security Council under Chapter VII ⓘ imposition of sanctions by the United Nations Security Council ⓘ
legalSystem	international law ⓘ
locatedInDocumentSection	Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
normType	primary rule on determination of threats to peace ⓘ
partOf	Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
relatedTo	Article 40 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Article 41 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Article 42 of the United Nations Charter ⓘ
requires	prior determination of a threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression before enforcement measures under Articles 41 and 42 ⓘ
scope	situations constituting threats to or breaches of international peace and security ⓘ
usedBy	United Nations Security Council resolutions on conflicts and crises ⓘ

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