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ARTICLE-2
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... 4. All
Members
shall
refrain
in their
international relations
from the
threat
or use of
force
against the
territorial integrity
or
political independence
of any
state
, or in any other
manner
inconsistent with the
Purposes
of the
United Nations
. ...
... 5. All
Members
shall give the
United Nations
every
assistance
in any
action
it takes in
accordance
with the present
Charter
, and shall
refrain
from giving
assistance
to any
state
against which the
United Nations
is taking
preventive
or
enforcement
action
. ...
... 6. The
Organization
shall ensure that
states
which are not
Members
of the
United Nations
act
in
accordance
with these
Principles
so far as may be necessary for the
maintenance
of
international peace
and
security
. ...
... 7. Nothing contained in the present
Charter
shall
authorize
the
United Nations
to intervene in matters which are essentially within the
domestic jurisdiction
of any
state
or shall require the
Members
to submit such matters to
settlement
under the present
Charter
; but this
principle
shall not
prejudice
the
application
of
enforcement measures
under
Chapter
VII. ...
ARTICLE-3
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... The
original
Members
of the
United Nations
shall be the
states
which, having
participated
in the
United Nations Conference
on
International Organization
at
San Francisco
, or having previously
signed
the
Declaration
by
United Nations
of January 1, 1942,
sign
the present
Charter
and
ratify
it in
accordance
with Article
110
. ...
ARTICLE-4
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... 1.
Membership
in the
United Nations
is
open
to all other
peace
-loving
states
which
accept
the
obligations
contained in the present
Charter
and, in the
judgment
of the
Organization
, are able and willing to carry out these
obligations
. ...
... 2. The
admission
of any such
state
to
membership
in the
United Nations
will be effected by a
decision
of the
General Assembly
upon the
recommendation
of the
Security Council
. ...
ARTICLE-11
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... 2. The
General Assembly
may discuss any
questions
relating to the
maintenance
of
international peace
and
security
brought before it by any
Member
of the
United Nations
, or by the
Security Council
, or by a
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
in
accordance
with Article
35
, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in Article
12
, may make
recommendations
with
regard
to any such
questions
to the
state
or
states
concerned
or to the
Security Council
or to both. Any such
question
on which
action
is necessary shall be referred to the
Security Council
by the
General Assembly
either before or after
discussion
. ...
... 2. The
General Assembly
may discuss any
questions
relating to the
maintenance
of
international peace
and
security
brought before it by any
Member
of the
United Nations
, or by the
Security Council
, or by a
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
in
accordance
with Article
35
, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in Article
12
, may make
recommendations
with
regard
to any such
questions
to the
state
or
states
concerned
or to the
Security Council
or to both. Any such
question
on which
action
is necessary shall be referred to the
Security Council
by the
General Assembly
either before or after
discussion
. ...
... 2. The
General Assembly
may discuss any
questions
relating to the
maintenance
of
international peace
and
security
brought before it by any
Member
of the
United Nations
, or by the
Security Council
, or by a
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
in
accordance
with Article
35
, paragraph 2, and, except as provided in Article
12
, may make
recommendations
with
regard
to any such
questions
to the
state
or
states
concerned
or to the
Security Council
or to both. Any such
question
on which
action
is necessary shall be referred to the
Security Council
by the
General Assembly
either before or after
discussion
. ...
ARTICLE-23
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... 1. The
Security Council
shall consist of fifteen
Members
of the
United Nations
. The
Republic
of
China
,
France
, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
, and the
United States of America
shall be
permanent
members
of the
Security Council
. The
General Assembly
shall
elect
ten other
Members
of the
United Nations
to be non-
permanent
members
of the
Security Council
,
due
regard
being specially
paid
, in the first instance to the
contribution
of
Members
of the
United Nations
to the
maintenance
of
international peace
and
security
and to the other
purposes
of the
Organization
, and also to
equitable
geographical distribution
. ...
ARTICLE-32
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... Any
Member
of the
United Nations
which is not a
member
of the
Security Council
or any
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
, if it is a
party
to a
dispute
under
consideration
by the
Security Council
, shall be invited to
participate
, without
vote
, in the
discussion
relating to the
dispute
. The
Security Council
shall lay down such
conditions
as it deems just for the
participation
of a
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
. ...
... Any
Member
of the
United Nations
which is not a
member
of the
Security Council
or any
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
, if it is a
party
to a
dispute
under
consideration
by the
Security Council
, shall be invited to
participate
, without
vote
, in the
discussion
relating to the
dispute
. The
Security Council
shall lay down such
conditions
as it deems just for the
participation
of a
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
. ...
ARTICLE-35
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... 2. A
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
may bring to the
attention
of the
Security Council
or of the
General Assembly
any
dispute
to which it is a
party
if it
accepts
in
advance
, for the
purposes
of the
dispute
, the
obligations
of
pacific settlement
provided in the present
Charter
. ...
ARTICLE-43
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... 3. The
agreement
or
agreements
shall be negotiated as soon as possible on the
initiative
of the
Security Council
. They shall be concluded between the
Security Council
and
Members
or between the
Security Council
and
groups
of
Members
and shall be
subject
to
ratification
by the
signatory
states
in
accordance
with their respective
constitutional
processes
. ...
ARTICLE-50
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... If
preventive
or
enforcement measures
against any
state
are taken by the
Security Council
, any other
state
, whether a
Member
of the
United Nations
or not, which
finds
itself confronted with
special
economic
problems
arising from the carrying out of those
measures
shall have the
right
to consult the
Security Council
with
regard
to a
solution
of those
problems
. ...
... If
preventive
or
enforcement measures
against any
state
are taken by the
Security Council
, any other
state
, whether a
Member
of the
United Nations
or not, which
finds
itself confronted with
special
economic
problems
arising from the carrying out of those
measures
shall have the
right
to consult the
Security Council
with
regard
to a
solution
of those
problems
. ...
ARTICLE-52
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... 3. The
Security Council
shall
encourage
the
development
of
pacific settlement
of
local
disputes
through such
regional arrangements
or by such
regional
agencies
either on the
initiative
of the
states
concerned
or by
reference
from the
Security Council
. ...
ARTICLE-53
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... 1. The
Security Council
shall, where appropriate, utilize such
regional arrangements
or
agencies
for
enforcement
action
under its
authority
. But no
enforcement
action
shall be taken under
regional arrangements
or by
regional
agencies
without the
authorization
of the
Security Council
, with the
exception
of
measures
against any
enemy state
, as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided for pursuant to Article
107
or in
regional arrangements
directed against renewal of aggressive
policy
on the part of any such
state
, until such
time
as the
Organization
may, on
request
of the
Governments
concerned
, be charged with the
responsibility
for preventing further
aggression
by such a
state
. ...
... 1. The
Security Council
shall, where appropriate, utilize such
regional arrangements
or
agencies
for
enforcement
action
under its
authority
. But no
enforcement
action
shall be taken under
regional arrangements
or by
regional
agencies
without the
authorization
of the
Security Council
, with the
exception
of
measures
against any
enemy state
, as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided for pursuant to Article
107
or in
regional arrangements
directed against renewal of aggressive
policy
on the part of any such
state
, until such
time
as the
Organization
may, on
request
of the
Governments
concerned
, be charged with the
responsibility
for preventing further
aggression
by such a
state
. ...
... 1. The
Security Council
shall, where appropriate, utilize such
regional arrangements
or
agencies
for
enforcement
action
under its
authority
. But no
enforcement
action
shall be taken under
regional arrangements
or by
regional
agencies
without the
authorization
of the
Security Council
, with the
exception
of
measures
against any
enemy state
, as defined in paragraph 2 of this Article, provided for pursuant to Article
107
or in
regional arrangements
directed against renewal of aggressive
policy
on the part of any such
state
, until such
time
as the
Organization
may, on
request
of the
Governments
concerned
, be charged with the
responsibility
for preventing further
aggression
by such a
state
. ...
... 2. The
term
enemy state
as used in paragraph 1 of this Article applies to any
state
which during the
Second World War
has been an
enemy
of any
signatory
of the present
Charter
. ...
... 2. The
term
enemy state
as used in paragraph 1 of this Article applies to any
state
which during the
Second World War
has been an
enemy
of any
signatory
of the present
Charter
. ...
ARTICLE-59
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... The
Organization
shall, where appropriate, initiate
negotiations
among the
states
concerned
for the
creation
of any new specialized
agencies
required for the
accomplishment
of the
purposes
set forth in Article
55
. ...
ARTICLE-77
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... b.
territories
which may be detached from
enemy states
as a result of the
Second World War
, and ...
... c.
territories
voluntarily placed under the
system
by
states
responsible
for their
administration
. ...
ARTICLE-79
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... The
terms
of
trusteeship
for each
territory
to be placed under the
trusteeship system
,
including
any
alteration
or
amendment
, shall be
agreed
upon by the
states
directly
concerned
,
including
the mandatory
power
in the
case
of
territories
held under
mandate
by a
Member
of the
United Nations
, and shall be
approved
as provided for in Articles
83
and
85
. ...
ARTICLE-80
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... 1. Except as may be
agreed
upon in
individual
trusteeship agreements
, made under Articles
77
,
79
, and
81
, placing each
territory
under the
trusteeship system
, and until such
agreements
have been concluded, nothing in this
Chapter
shall be construed in or of itself to alter in any
manner
the
rights
whatsoever of any
states
or any peoples or the
terms
of
existing
international instruments
to which
Members
of the
United Nations
may respectively be
parties
. ...
ARTICLE-81
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... The
trusteeship agreement
shall in each
case
include
the
terms
under which the
trust territory
will be administered and
designate
the
authority
which will
exercise
the
administration
of the
trust territory
. Such
authority
, hereinafter called the administering
authority
, may be one or more
states
or the
Organization
itself. ...
ARTICLE-93
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... 2. A
state
which is not a
Member
of the
United Nations
may become a
party
to the
Statute
of the
International Court of Justice
on
conditions
to be
determined
in each
case
by the
General Assembly
upon the
recommendation
of the
Security Council
. ...
ARTICLE-107
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... Nothing in the present
Charter
shall invalidate or preclude
action
, in
relation
to any
state
which during the
Second World War
has been an
enemy
of any
signatory
to the present
Charter
, taken or
authorized
as a result of that
war
by the
Governments
having
responsibility
for such
action
. ...
ARTICLE-110
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... 1. The present
Charter
shall be
ratified
by the
signatory
states
in
accordance
with their respective
constitutional
processes
. ...
... 2. The
ratifications
shall be
deposited
with the
Government
of the
United States of America
, which shall notify all the
signatory
states
of each deposit as well as the
Secretary-General
of the
Organization
when he has been appointed. ...
... 2. The
ratifications
shall be
deposited
with the
Government
of the
United States of America
, which shall notify all the
signatory
states
of each deposit as well as the
Secretary-General
of the
Organization
when he has been appointed. ...
... 3. The present
Charter
shall come into
force
upon the deposit of
ratifications
by the
Republic
of
China
,
France
, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
, and the
United States of America
, and by a
majority
of the other
signatory
states
. A
protocol
of the
ratifications
deposited
shall thereupon be drawn up by the
Government
of the
United States of America
which shall
communicate
copies
thereof to all the
signatory
states
. ...
... 3. The present
Charter
shall come into
force
upon the deposit of
ratifications
by the
Republic
of
China
,
France
, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
, and the
United States of America
, and by a
majority
of the other
signatory
states
. A
protocol
of the
ratifications
deposited
shall thereupon be drawn up by the
Government
of the
United States of America
which shall
communicate
copies
thereof to all the
signatory
states
. ...
... 3. The present
Charter
shall come into
force
upon the deposit of
ratifications
by the
Republic
of
China
,
France
, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
, and the
United States of America
, and by a
majority
of the other
signatory
states
. A
protocol
of the
ratifications
deposited
shall thereupon be drawn up by the
Government
of the
United States of America
which shall
communicate
copies
thereof to all the
signatory
states
. ...
... 3. The present
Charter
shall come into
force
upon the deposit of
ratifications
by the
Republic
of
China
,
France
, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
, and the
United States of America
, and by a
majority
of the other
signatory
states
. A
protocol
of the
ratifications
deposited
shall thereupon be drawn up by the
Government
of the
United States of America
which shall
communicate
copies
thereof to all the
signatory
states
. ...
... 4. The
states
signatory
to the present
Charter
which
ratify
it after it has come into
force
will become
original
Members
of the
United Nations
on the
date
of the deposit of their respective
ratifications
. ...
ARTICLE-111
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... The present
Charter
, of which the
Chinese
,
French
,
Russian
,
English
, and
Spanish
texts are
equally
authentic
, shall remain
deposited
in the
archives
of the
Government
of the
United States of America
. Duly
certified copies
thereof shall be transmitted by that
Government
to the
Governments
of the other
signatory
states
. ...
... The present
Charter
, of which the
Chinese
,
French
,
Russian
,
English
, and
Spanish
texts are
equally
authentic
, shall remain
deposited
in the
archives
of the
Government
of the
United States of America
. Duly
certified copies
thereof shall be transmitted by that
Government
to the
Governments
of the other
signatory
states
. ...
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