Chapter XVII of the Charter of the United Nations
The Chapter XVII of the United Nations Charter , entitled "Transitional provisions concerning the security" . It contains Articles 106 and 107 of the Charter of the United Nations .
overview
This chapter of the United Nations Charter contains agreements relating to the Second World War , which had not yet ended when the Charter was promulgated and signed in June 1945. It is an exception to the peace and security provisions of the Charter, as Chapter XVII allows members of the United Nations to continue to attack a state that was an enemy of a signatory state during World War II.
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Article 106
Until the entry into force of special agreements of the kind referred to in article 43 , in its opinion, enables the Security Council to commence the exercise of the responsibilities assigned to it in article 42 , the parties to the Four Power Declaration signed in Moscow on October 30, 1943, and France shall consult under paragraph 5 of this declaration to each other and, if necessary, other members of the United Nations, in order to jointly take all measures that may be necessary to safeguard international peace and security on behalf of the Organization.
Article 107
Measures which the responsible governments take or approve as a result of the Second World War in relation to a state which during that war was an enemy of a signatory state to this Charter shall not be suspended or prohibited by this Charter.
Web links
English text:
- Chapter XVII. In: en.wikisource. Retrieved March 12, 2013 .
German text:
- Chapter XVII. In: UNRIC. Retrieved March 12, 2013 .
German language text Moscow Declaration:
- Moscow Declaration. Retrieved March 12, 2013 (partially translated).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Publication ibiblio.org: Four Nations Declaration / English (Moscow Declaration) ibiblio.org
