UN Security Council Resolution 9
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Council Resolution 9 |
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Date: | October 15, 1946 |
Meeting: | 76 |
Identifier: | S / RES / 9 |
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Poll: | Pro: 11 Ent. : 0 Cons: 0 |
Object: | International Court of Justice |
Result: | Accepted |
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Recording of a hearing by the International Court of Justice on February 26, 1948. The sinking of two British naval ships on October 22, 1946 is negotiated. See also: Corfu Canal Incident |
The Resolution 9 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council unanimously decided in the 76th meeting on 15 October 1946th She dealt with the case law at the International Court of Justice . Specifically, it made it possible for states that are not members of its statute to refer to the Court of Justice and regulated the procedure in this regard.
background
The International Court of Justice was established in 1945. It works under the Charter of the United Nations as the " main judicial body of the United Nations " and emerged from the Permanent International Court of Justice , which existed from 1922 to 1946 . In order to enforce his judgments, he is dependent on the Security Council.
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The Security Council indicated its jurisdiction. This is regulated by Article 35, Section 2, of the Statutes of the International Court of Justice.
- The International Court of Justice should be open to all states, even if they are not mentioned in the statutes of the court. As a condition, these states must submit a declaration to the Court of Justice in which they undertake to recognize the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice and its decisions. They must also fulfill the obligations set out in Article 94 of the Charter of the United Nations.
- Such a declaration can be made either for a specific case or in general (i.e. for all cases of the Court of Justice).
- The original of the declaration is kept at the Court of Justice. All states that are members of the Statutes of the Court of Justice or have made a declaration to this effect, as well as the Secretary General , receive a verbatim copy.
- The Security Council reserves the right to amend or revoke this resolution through subsequent resolutions.
- The International Court of Justice decides on all questions regarding the effects and validity of a declaration.
Web links
- Horst Blomeyer: The International Court of Justice and the non-member states of the statute. (pdf; 2.5 MB) On the interpretation of the Security Council resolution of October 15, 1946. In: Journal for Foreign Public Law and International Law. Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law , accessed on September 24, 2012 (1955/1956).
- International Court of Justice. In: Official website. Retrieved September 25, 2012 (multilingual).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charter of the United Nations - Article 92 stipulates this.
- ↑ Statutes of the International Court of Justice - Article 35, Paragraph 2 states that the Security Council regulates access to the International Court of Justice.
- ↑ Charter of the United Nations - Article 94 contains rules on the decision-making power of the Court of Justice and stipulates that the Security Council can take action in the event of non-compliance