The Law of the United Nations, a Critical Analysis of its Fundamental Problems. With Supplement

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by  Kelsen Hans.

THE LIBRARY OF WORLD AFFAIRS
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AND
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THE LAW OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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LAW
THE
OF
THE UNITED NATIONS
A
Critical
Analysis
of
Its Fundamental Problems
BY
HANS KELSEN
Professor ofPolitical Science at the
University ofCalifornia (Berkeley)
WITH SUPPLEMENT
"Published under the auspices of
THE LONDON INSTITUTE OF WORLD AFFAIRS
LONDON
STEVENS & SONS LIMITED
I 9 5 *
First Edition 1950
Second Impression 1951
Third Impression 1954
Published by
Stevens <* Sons Limited
of 119 A 120 Chancery Lame
London - Law Publishers
and printed in Great Britain
by The Berkshire Printing
Company Limited of Reading
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CONTENTS
....
Preface: ON INTERPRETATION. pap xiii
PART ONE
THE PURPOSES OF THE .UNIT.ED .NATI.ONS.
THE PREAMBLE
1. 3
1. Title ofthe Instrument and Name o.fthe.-Orga.nisat.ion. 3
2. The Two Sentences ofthe Preamble $
3. Binding Force ofthe Preamble 9
2. MAINTENANCE OF PEACE . . . . . * 13
1. Prevention and Repression of Breaches ofthe Peace .. 13
2. The Function of the Organisation and the Obligation
of the Members . . . . . i$
3. Law and Justice, . . . . . i$
.19
4. International Peace . . . . .
-U
r,
.20
INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION
3. . . . .
.20
1. Political Co-operation . . . .
.22
2. Economic and Social C.o-ope.r.at.io..n .. .. ..17
Human
3. Rights . . .
4. Rights of States s
......
MEMBERSHIP . . ...... . . . 7
1. Original Membership j
.61
2. Subsequent Membership . . . .
3. Compulsory Membership ? . . . . 7S
4. Membership and Form of Government . . . 76
....78
$. Re-entering the Organisation . .
6. Admittance ofNon-Recognised States 79
7. Membership in the Judicial Community ofthe United
Nations under Article 93 ofthe Charter. . . 79
8. Membership in the Judicial Community ofthe United.82
Nations under Article 3$ ofthe Statute . .
( * )
Contents
MEMBERSHIP continued
9. Temporary Membership in the United Nations under
Articles 32 and 70 and Indirect Membership under
Article s2 of the Charter . . . 8}
10. The Relations ofNon-Members to the Organisation . 8j
THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS 87
.
1. The Obligation to Fulfil all Obligations (Article 2,
paragraph 2) . . . . . ..- . 87
2. The Obligation of Pacific Settlement of Conflicts.90
(Article 2, paragraphs 3 and 4) . . .
3. The Obligation .to-As.sis't 'the Organisation (Article 2,
paragraph $) . . . 9'
4. Financial Obligations (Articles 17 and 19) . . 94
$. The Obligation to Carry out the Decisions of the
Security Council (Articles 2, 48, 49) . . . 9f
6. The Obligations with respect to the Seat of the.98
Organisation . . . . . .
7. The Obligations with respect to Enforcement Actions
(Articles 4$, 44, 4$, 48) .... 98
8. The Obligation with respect to the Exercise of the
Right of Self-De.fence.(Ar.ticle $i) 99
9. The Obligations in case of Regional Arrangements
(Article $4) . . . . 99
10. The Obligation with respect to Economic and Social
Co-operation (Article $6) . . . . . 99
1 1. The Obligations with respect to Non-Self-Governing
and Trust Territories (Articles73, 74, 76, 84, 87, 88) . ro2
12. The Obligation with respect to the Secretariat
(Article 100) . . . . . . . ro2
13. The Obligation to Bring All Treaties to Registration
.102
(Article 102) . . . . . .
14. The Obligations with respect to the Legal Status ofthe
Organisation, its Officials and the Representatives of
its Members (Articles 104, 10$) . . . . 102
i {. The Obligations of Members and other Parties to the
Statute with respect to the Court . . . .103
16. No Obligation ofDisarmament . . . .104
17. Obligations ofNon-Members.(Art.icle.2, paragraph 6). 106
m
CONFLICT OF OBLIGATIONS.
...
1. Difference between the Charter and the Covenant of
the League ofNations 1 1 1
2. Conflicts between Treaty Obligations to which
Article 103 Refers . , I2