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  2. Charter of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The Charter entered into force on 24 October 1945, following ratification by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—China, [Note 2] France, [Note 3] the Soviet Union, [Note 4] the United Kingdom, and the United States—and a majority of the other signatories; this is considered the official starting date of the ...

  3. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625 (XXV)

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    The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2625, "The Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States" was adopted by the General Assembly on 24 October 1970, during a commemorative session to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. [1]

  4. Chapter I of the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    The adopted purposes of the United Nations reflect a premise that are the effective Dumbarton Oaks proposals. I.e. :" To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and ...

  5. Use of force in international law - Wikipedia

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    The use of force by states is controlled by both customary international law and by treaty law. [1] The UN Charter reads in article 2(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.

  6. Customary international law - Wikipedia

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    The Statute of the International Court of Justice acknowledges the existence of customary international law in Article 38(1)(b), incorporated into the United Nations Charter by Article 92: "The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such as disputes that are submitted to it, shall apply ... international custom ...

  7. Outline of the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    United Nations sign at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland). The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Nations: . United Nationsinternational organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.

  8. Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter deals with peaceful settlement of disputes. It requires countries with disputes that could lead to war to first of all try to seek solutions through peaceful methods such as "negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice."

  9. Amendments to the United Nations Charter - Wikipedia

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    Article 108 provides: . Amendments to the present Charter shall come into force for all Members of the United Nations when they have been adopted by a vote of two thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by two thirds of the Members of the United Nations, including all the permanent members of the Security Council.