Law of the United Nations

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Law of the United Nations is the body of international legal principles, rules, and institutions centered on the UN Charter and the organization’s activities in areas such as peace and security, human rights, and international cooperation.

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of international law ⓘ
legal doctrine ⓘ
aimsTo achieve international cooperation in solving international problems ⓘ
maintain international peace and security ⓘ
promote human rights and fundamental freedoms ⓘ
appliesIn UN sanctions regimes ⓘ
UN‑authorized use of force operations ⓘ
activities of UN peacekeeping missions ⓘ
appliesTo United Nations ⓘ
basedOn Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
concerns collective security ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
friendly relations among states ⓘ
international cooperation ⓘ
international criminal responsibility for core crimes ⓘ
international development and economic cooperation ⓘ
maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ
peaceful settlement of disputes ⓘ
promotion and protection of human rights ⓘ
protection of the environment at the international level ⓘ
sanctions and enforcement measures ⓘ
self‑determination of peoples ⓘ
use of force in international relations ⓘ
definesRoleOf International Court of Justice ⓘ
UN Economic and Social Council ⓘ
UN General Assembly ⓘ
UN Secretary‑General ⓘ
UN Security Council ⓘ
UN specialized agencies ⓘ
fieldOfLaw international law ⓘ
governs competences of UN organs ⓘ
legal effects of UN resolutions ⓘ
procedures of UN organs ⓘ
responsibility of the United Nations for internationally wrongful acts ⓘ
hasCoreInstrument Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
hasSource UN Charter provisions ⓘ
customary international law shaped by UN practice ⓘ
decisions of the International Court of Justice ⓘ
practice of UN organs and specialized agencies ⓘ
resolutions of the UN General Assembly ⓘ
resolutions of the UN Security Council ⓘ
treaties adopted under UN auspices ⓘ
includesSubfield UN human rights law ⓘ
UN sanctions law ⓘ
institutional law of the United Nations ⓘ
law of UN collective security measures ⓘ
law of UN peacebuilding and post‑conflict operations ⓘ
law of UN peacekeeping operations ⓘ
law of UN privileges and immunities ⓘ
law of UN treaty‑making ⓘ
regulates activities of the United Nations ⓘ
relatedTo international institutional law ⓘ
law of international organizations ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Legal Committee → fieldOfWork → Law of the United Nations ⓘ
Article IV of the Genocide Convention → codifiedIn → United Nations treaty law ⓘ
linked to: Law of the United Nations
United Nations Charter Article 20 → belongsToBodyOfLaw → United Nations institutional law ⓘ
linked to: Law of the United Nations
Rosalyn Higgins → fieldOfWork → United Nations law ⓘ
subject linked to: Dame Rosalyn Higgins
linked to: Law of the United Nations
Article 31 of the United Nations Charter → field → United Nations law ⓘ
linked to: Law of the United Nations
Louis B. Sohn → fieldOfWork → United Nations law ⓘ
linked to: Law of the United Nations