The law and practice of the United Nations / by Benedetto Conforti and Carlo Focarelli.
2010
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Title
The law and practice of the United Nations / by Benedetto Conforti and Carlo Focarelli.
Uniform Title
Nazioni Unite. English
Published
Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2010.
Call Number
KZ4986 .C6613 2010
Edition
Fourth revised edition.
ISBN
9789004186293 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004186298 (hardback : alk. paper)
9004186298 (hardback : alk. paper)
Language Note
Translated from the Italian.
Description
xxiii, 449 pages ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)645889834
Note
Translated from the Italian.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Preface
xi
Preface to the previous editions
xiii
Abbreviations
xv
General bibliography
xxi
Introduction
1.
Origins of the United Nations Charter
1
A.
From the Atlantic Charter to the San Francisco Conference
1
B.
The San Francisco Conference, the entry into force of the Charter, and present United Nations membership
3
C.
Relationship between the League of Nations and the United Nations
6
2.
The purposes of the United Nations
7
3.
The organs
8
4.
The Charter as a treaty
9
5.
Interpretation of the Charter
13
6.
The power to interpret the Charter
16
7.
The "rigidity" of the Charter and amendment and review procedures
19
8.
Present trends to revise the Charter
21
ch. 1
Membership in the Organization
Section I
Acquisition of Membership Status
9.
Admission
29
10.
Admission requirements
29
11.
Admission of mini-States
33
12.
Admission of neutralized States
34
13.
The so-called conditional admission and the non-existence of "positive" obligations of the UN organs
40
14.
Readmission
46
Section II
Modifications in Membership Status
15.
Suspension
47
16.
Expulsion
50
17.
Withdrawal
50
18.
Effects of State succession on membership status
52
19.
Governments created as a result of revolutions or foreign military interventions
57
20.
Governments in exile
64
21.
State succession and rules on credentials
66
ch. 2
The Organs
Section I
The Security Council
22.
Composition of the Council. Election of non-permanent Members
71
23.
Voting procedure in the Council: A) The nature of the four Powers' Statement at the San Francisco Conference
74
24.
B) The so-called veto power and the significance of abstention by a permanent Member
76
25.
C) Absence of a permanent Member
79
26.
D) The problem of the double veto
81
27.
E) Abstention from voting by a Member party to a dispute
88
28.
F) Approval by "consensus"
95
29.
Participation in Security Council meetings of States which are not members of the organ
97
Section II
The General Assembly
30.
Composition of the Assembly. Subsidiary organs
101
31.
Voting procedure in the Assembly: A) The "present and voting" majority
104
32.
B) Simple majority and qualified majority
106
33.
C) Approval by "consensus"
114
Section III
The Secretariat
34.
Appointment of the Secretary-General
115
35.
The Secretariat staff and the legal nature of the employment relationships
116
36.
Privileges and immunities of UN officials
125
37.
The protection of UN officials
129
Section IV
The Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council
38.
Composition and functions of the Economic and Social Council
137
39.
The Trusteeship Council
141
Section V
The International Court of Justice
40.
Organization of the Court
142
41.
Election of judges
144
ch. 3
The Functions
Section I
General limits to the United Nations functions
42.
Limits ratione personae and ratione materiae
147
43.
The United Nations and non-Member States
147
44.
The domestic jurisdiction clause (Article 2, para. 7)
155
45.
A) The notion of domestic jurisdiction
157
I.
The legal notion
158
II.
The notion under Article 2, para. 7
159
III.
Developments in the practice
165
46.
B) The meaning of "intervene"
170
47.
C) The significance of the exception in the last part of Article 2, para. 7
171
48.
D) Competence to interpret Article 2, para. 7
175
Section II
Maintenance of the Peace: The functions of the Security Council
49.
Chapters VI and VII of the Charter
175
50.
The power to seize the Council
178
51.
Investigation
182
52.
The peaceful settlement function under Chapter VI A) Objective pre-conditions
188
53.
B) Indication to the States of "procedures or methods" for settling differences that may endanger the peace
193
54.
C) The indication of "terms of settlement"
196
55.
Action with respect to maintenance of the peace under Chapter VII. General remarks
199
56.
The determination of a threat to the peace, a breach of the peace, or an act of aggression
204
57.
The measures provided for by the Charter. A) Recommendations under Article 39
220
58.
B) Provisional measures (Article 40)
223
59.
C) Measures not involving the use of force (Article 41)
231
60.
D) Measures involving the use of force (Articles 42 ff.). Peacekeeping operations
256
61.
The authorization of the use of force by States
271
62.
Administration of territories
287
Section III
Maintenance of the Peace: The functions of the General Assembly
63.
Discussions and recommendations on general questions
304
64.
The peaceful settlement function
305
65.
The problem of General Assembly powers regarding "action". A) The solutions given by the Charter
309
66.
B) The alleged formation of customary rules
314
Section IV
Maintenance of the Peace: The functions of the Secretary-General
67.
Delegated functions and executive functions
318
68.
Autonomous initiatives for peaceful settlement
321
Section V
Maintenance of the Peace and regional organizations
69.
Regional actions "authorized" by the Security Council
325
70.
Existing regional Organizations
330
Section VI
Economic co-operation and action for development
71.
Political decolonization and economic decolonization. Co-operation for "sustainable" development
338
72.
The organs charged with economic co-operation
339
73.
Normative functions
339
74.
Operational functions
345
75.
Relations with Specialized Agencies
349
Section VII
The Protection of Human Rights
76.
General aspects of United Nations action
354
77.
Action regarding individual countries
356
78.
Resolutions of a general nature
359
79.
The Human Rights Covenants and the Human Rights Committee
360
Section VIII
Decolonization and self-determination of peoples
80.
UN competence to decide on the independence of peoples under colonial domination
364
81.
The self-determination of peoples
368
82.
Trusteeship
371
83.
The case of Namibia
374
Section IX
Registration of treaties
84.
Effects of registration
377
85.
Effects of non-registration
378
Section X
The judicial functions
86.
The judicial settlement of disputes between States
381
87.
The advisory function of the International Court of Justice
382
Section XI
Financing the Organization
88.
Obligatory contributions of the Member States
392
89.
Voluntary contributions
400
90.
Issuance of loans and other "alternative" funding methods
401
ch. 4
The Acts
91.
Recommendations to the States
403
92.
Decisions
408
93.
Organizational resolutions
410
94.
Operational resolutions
411
95.
Proposals, authorisations, delegations of powers or functions, approvals, directives, recommendations between the organs
412
96.
Declarations of principles
413
97.
The UN resolutions and the rule of law: The duty of the organs to comply with the Charter and with international law
418
98.
The observance of rules of procedure
419
99.
Illegality of the acts and the role of consensualism in the United Nations system
422
Index
431