Charter of the United Nations

Foundational UN collective security instrument; source is official UN full text. | Tags: UN;collective security;Security Council | Authority: International / supranational official | Refresh: Quarterly

Jurisdiction: UN Member States
Issuer: United Nations
Effective: 1945-10-24

Sectors

Military & Defense Public Sector

Articles (8)

Purposes of the United NationsPrinciples Governing the UN and Its MembersFunctions and Powers of the Security CouncilObligation to Accept Security Council DecisionsPacific Settlement of DisputesDetermination of Threats to Peace and Acts of AggressionNon-Military Measures by the Security CouncilInherent Right of Individual or Collective Self-Defence