Karta Narodów Zjednoczonych, Statut Międzynarodowego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości i Porozumienie ustanawiające Komisję Przygotowawczą Narodów Zjednoczony

DZIENNIK USTAW RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ Warszawa, dnia 6 marca 1947 r. • • UMOWY TREŚĆ: Po•• : 90 - 91 - Nr 23 lII~DZYNARODOWEI Karta Narodów Zjednoczonych wraz ze Statutem Międzynarodowego Trybu.alu Sprawiedłiwołel i Porozumieniem. ultanawiajllcym Komisję Pr'ZYiotowawczą Narodów ZjednoczODych , OŚWIADCZENIE RZĄDOWE z duia 8 ~pca 1946 w .prawia ratyfikacji przez Polskę Karty Narodów Zjednoczo..,..la poCIpilanej w \VaazYDłtonie dnia 16 października 1945 r. , r. 90 . KARTA NARODÓW ZJEDNOCZONYCH Stetut ' Międzynarodowego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości I Porozumienie ustanawiające KomiSję Przygotowawczą Narodów Zjednoczonych. W IMIENIU RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ PREZYDENT KRAJOWEj RADY NARODOWEJ RZECZYPOSPOLITEJ POLSKIEJ Podaje do powszechnej wiadomości: W dniu dwudziestym szóstym czerwca tysiąc dziewięćset czterdziestego piątego roku podptsane zostały w San Francisco: Karta Narodów Zjednoczonych, Statut Międzynarodowego Trybunału Sprawiedliwości i Porozumienie ustanawiające Komisję Przygotowawczą Narodów Zjednoczonych, do których to aktów Rząd Polski przystąpił. o następującym dosłownym brzmieniu: ' CHARTER OF THI! UNITED NATIONS ,W E THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED I INATIONS DETERMINED tlO save sucoeeding gellerations fl'om the SiOOurge IOf war, which twice in .o ur lifetime has bl'ought untlOld s'Orrow to mankind, and to r;e affirm faith in fundam ental human rights, in the dig'mty and worth of the h'Uirrlall pers!on, in the equal iight~ of men and women and of nati'Ons large and small, aiIld to establish conditirms under which justicJ and respect fO;l" '.tJ;lIe. obligations arisiJng: bom treaties and other · s'o urces of international lawcan be maintained, and to promote soda! progress and better standardis IOf life in larger fr'e edom, ~D :~~:t:;; .''''''-' FOR THESE ENDS tO practice tolerance anO. live together in peaoe with' one another as ~od neighblcms, and to uruMour ~trength tlO maintain ' inrernatiónal peaqe and' SiOOurity, and ' tlO ensure, by the aoceptance of principles and the institutioo. of rorethod!s, that armed f'Orce shall nlOt be used, save in the oommon inte rest, and DoempllOy internatilOnal machiner/ flOr the pl"omlOtiOlIl of the eoonomic and socia! advancement IOf all pooples, HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS 1:0 ACCOMPLlSH THESE AIMS. Acoordingly, our resprective Governments~ thl'ough r epll'esentatives asse:mbled in the citY' of San Francisco, who have exhibited their: fulI powers found to be in g!o od and due form, have agreed to . the pll'esent Charter of the United N atilOns and do hereby establish an international organization to be krnown as the United N ations. CHAPTER I ' PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES Artide 1 . The Purposes of the U nited N ations areł

1. To maintain international peace and s& curity, md 'to thate;nd: to take effeC'tive oolleo- D,iennik U\!;taw Nr._ ---- _ ._- ---_ -23- - - - - - - - . 262 Poz. 90 ----------------------~------------ . -- - --- tive 'measures f.oT the prevention and l'emovalof threats to the peace, and ror the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by p~ac:eful mear:s, and in oonrormity with the pnnClples of JUstice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes o rsituations which might lead to a breach of the peace;
2. To develop frien(ily reIations among ' nations based on res.pect roI" the pIinciple of equaI rights and self~dletermi:1ation of peoples, and to take other ąprproptnate measures toO strengthre!n universal peace; .
3. To achie ve international cooperation in .solving international problems oOf an economic, sodal, cultural, oOr humanitarian character, and ,in poomoting and encouraging respect for human rights and fior funclamental freedoms for aU without distinc tion as toO r ace, sex, lang uage, oOr religion; and
4. To be a ce nter for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of tJhese common ends. Article 2 The Organization and its Memb ers, in pursuit of the Purpos'e5 st::ted in Artiele. 1, shall act in accordance wlth ' the folllowmg Principles.
5. The Organizati.ou is based on the principic of the ISOvereign equ'a lity oOt aU its Memhers.
6. AU Membe rs, in oOrde r toO ensure t'o aU of them the rights and benefits l'esultin,g f11()m mem be rship, shall fulfill in g>oocl falth the obligations assumed by them in aoco rclance with the present Charter.
7. AU Membe rs shall settle their in ternatiQll1al disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that inte rńational pe ace and security, 1l:nd justice, are not enclangered.
8. AU Members shaH refrain iń their in te rnational relations from the threat oOr use oOf furce against .the terril,1orial integ rity oOr political independence of any state, or in any oOther manuer inoonsiste nt with the Purposes oOf the United N ations.
9. AU Members shal~ give the ' United N atioIlS every assistance in any action it takes in acoo rd ance, with the present Charter, and shall refrain fl'om giving assistanoe to any state ag aIDs t which the United Nations is taking preventive oOr enfiorc ement ac tio!ll.
10. The Organization shaU ensure that states which are not Members of the United N atiJons act inaccord'ance with these 'PrincipIes SQ far as may be necessary forthe maintenance ot international peace and security.
11. Nothing coOntained in the present Charter shall authorire the United Nations ro intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdictian of any state or shall requil'e the M~bers to subrnit such matters settlement under the present Chart!er; but this pIinciple shall noOt prejudice the applicatJilOlI1: oOf enforcement measul'es under Chapter VII. to CHAPTER II MEMBERSHIP Artiele 3 The origin'l Members oOf the United N ations shall b e the states which, havingl participated in the Unite d Nations Conference oOn Inte rnational Orga nizatioOn at San Francisco, or having previousIy signed the Dedaratio!ll by United N ations oOf January 1, 1942, sign the pte s,e nt Charter and ratify it in acoordance wi th Artid e
12. Article 4
13. Membe rship in the U nited N alions łS oOpen to aU oOthe r peace-loving states which accept the oObligations containeó in the present Charter and , in the judgment oOf the 9rganizadon, are able and willing to carry oOut . these obIigations.
14. The admissio!ll oOf any such state to memb ership inthe United ~ations will be effected by a decisłcm oOf the General Assembl)'i upon the recommendation of the Security Oouncil. Artiele 5 A Member ot the United N ations against which preventive or enfoocement action has been taken by the Security Council may be suspended fl'om th e exe rcise of the rights and' privileges oOf membership by the Generał AssembIy uIJ'0n the r ecommendatiol1 oOf the Socurity Council. The exe rcis,e of these rig~ts and prixileges may be restored by the Secunty Oouncil. Anide 6 A Member oOf the United Nations whicb has persistent1y v10lated the Principles contained in the pres ent C harter may be expeUe d' fmm th :~ Organiza'i on b y the General Assembly upon the reoomrnendatio n oOf the Security Council. CHAPTER III ORGANS Article 7 t. There are established as the prindpłll organs of the United N ations: a Gen'e ral As,s embly, a Security Goundl, an Economią and Social Council, a Trusteeship Counsil~ an International Court oOf Jus tice , and a Secre· tariat.
15. Such subsidiary o rgans as may be fou.nd neoossary may be esta'bIished in acoordance with the present Charter. Artide 8 The United Nations shali place no restriotiOlI1S 0il1 the eligibility ot men and women to Dzk.1llwk UlStaw Nr 23 -- 263 participate in auy capacityand under coOndi· tions of equality in its principal and subsidiary oO~gans. CHAP TER IV THE GENERAL ASSEMBL \0 ClOmpositioll1 Article 9
16. The GeIl1eral Assembly shalll oons :st Qf all the Me mbers oOf the United N ations.
17. Each Member shall have .ll1ot mQre than five r:epresentatives in the General Assembly. Poz. 90 r~lO~endatilOn with regard to that' dispute or sltuatIOiIl unless the Security Couocil 50 requests.
18. The Sekretary-General, with the consent of the Security CoOu!lleil, shall n'Otify the General Ass,embly at each sessi,on of any matte ni . relative to,--the maintenance Qf inte rnational peaoe and security which are being dealt with by the Security ClOuncil and shall similarly notify the General Assembly, lOr the Members· Qf the Ulllited NatiQns if the General Assembly is ll10t in session, im,mediate-!y the Security Courncil c easesto de al with su ch matters. Functions and PQwers Article 10 . The General Assembly may discuss any questions oOr au)'" matrers within the scope oOf the present Charter lOr relating to ,he po wers and functions of any oOrgans provided flOr in the ptl'lesent Charter, and, except as provided in Artic1e 12, may maroe reoommendations to the Members oOf the Ull1ited Nations oOr tlO the St;curity Gouncil lOr to both lOn any ruch que. stloOnS oOr matters. o Article 13
19. The General Assembly shalł initiate studies and make rooomrnendations for the pllrpose 'Of: a. promoting international cooperation in the political field and encouraging the progressive deve10pment Qf internati'Onal law and itis oodification; b. promoting internatilOnal oooperation in the eooIlQmic, social, cultural, oouc atilOnal, and health fie1ds, and assisting in the realizatilOn Qf human rights and ' funArtide 11 damental fr:oodoms fur aU withQut distioc
20. The General Assembly may CQllSlder the tilon as to race, s,ex, language, lOr religilOn. general principles IOf cooperatioOn:in the mainte
21. The further J1eSpcmsibilities, functions~ ll1auce Qf internatiQnal peace a1ild security, in· duding the priocip1es glOverning disarmament . and p owers Qf the General Assembly with and the regutation oOf armaments, and may re sprect to matters mentiQned in paragraph l(b); make l'eoommendatilOns with re gard to such ablOve are set forth in Chapters IX and X. principles tlO the Members or to the Security Artic1e 14 .ClOuncil Alr to blOth. Subjoct to the provisiOllls Df Articl~ 12, the
22. The General Assembly may discuss any General Ass, e mbly may rooommend measures . questions rela:ting to the main tenance oOf internadtmal pea ce and seourity · brought befoOre ror the p eaceful adjustment Qf any siruati'On, it by any Memher IOf the United NatilOns, Dr regardless 'Of lOrigin, which it deems liroely to by the Sec urity Gouncil, or by a staŁe which impair the ge neral welfare lOr friendly reI:ations is nlOt a Member Qf the United Nafi.ons in amon g nations, iocluding situati'Ons reslUlting acoordance with Attide 35, parag raph 2, and, horn a violation of the provis~oJls Qf the except as provided in Artide 12, may make present Charte'r setting rorth the Purposes reoommen dations with regard toO any soch que- and Prineipl es of the United Nations. stioll1s to the stare oOr states clOncerned lOr to the Artide 15 Seourity ClOuncil oOr toO both. Any Buch question
23. The General Assembly shalli receive and Oin which actiQn is necessary shall be referred to th'e Security CQuncil by the General Ass,e m· oOJlsider annual and special reports frum the Security Conuncil; th'e se reports shall include bly either hefore lOr after discussiO!l
24. an acoount IOf the measure s that the Security
25. The General Assembly may calli the ClOooeil has decided upon Dr taken to maintain attentilOn Df the Security CDuncil tQ sitJuaooll1s international peace and security. which are likely to e ndanger intqnatiQnal preace
26. The Generał Asse mbly shalll l'eceive and and se curity. oonside r re ports f110m the Qther organs IOf the . The powe rS Qf the General Assembly United" N ations. set f>orth in this ArticIe shall not l!imit the Article 16 general sClOpe Qf Article
27. The Gooeral Assembly shalll petform socli Article 12 fUlI1Ctions with l1espect to the international tTus
28. While the Security Council is exercising teeship system as are assigned to it ulIlder in respect of any dispute lOr situatioOn the me- Chapters XII and XIII, including the approval tiO!l1S assigned to it in the pres ent Charter, Qf the trusrereship agreements for ~ noa: the General Assembly shal~ nlOt ~ any designated as strategie. , _264 Article 17
29. TheGeiuf;ał Assembly shalI! oonsider lt,I[ld appl10ve the budget IOf the Organizatio<n.
30. The expenses of the Organizatio<nshall be borne by the Memlbiers as appo<rtiolIloo by the GelIlerał Assembły.
31. The .Generał Assembly shaH consider and approv·e any financial and budg'etary arrangernents with spiedalized agencies referred to in :Artide 57 and shali examine the administrative budg,ets of such specialized agencies with a .view to makińg l'e~o<mme:ndations to the agencies concerned. Voting Artide 18
32. Each member of the General Assembły ..hall have OIIl;e vote.
33. DedsilOlIls of the General Assembly on fmpDrtant que:stio<ns shalI be made by a twothirds maj'Drity of the members present and VIOting. These questions shalI include: recomrneridations with respect to the maintenance of internatio<nal peace and security, the electron of the lIlon-pennanent members of the Security OOUlncil, the electiO!Il of the memhers of the EODnomic and SDdal ClOuncil, the elecdon of members of the Trusteeship ClOuncil in accord-anoe with paragraph l(ć) of Article 86, the adJmission IOf new Members to the United NatiOlIlS, the sUlspeillSion IOf the- rights and privileges of membership, the expulsvon of Members, questi,QllS relating tlO the IOperation of thetrusueeship system, andbudgetary qUlestions.
34. Dedslons lOn IOther questions, induding the d1ettellITlination of additional categ'Dries IOf que:suons to be decided by a two-thiI'ds majority, shalI be made by a majlOrity IOf the members pre5'eIIlt and voting. Article 19 I A MelJ:l1.be f IOf the United Natio<ns which Js in arrears in the paym:,ent of its financial IA.rticle 21 The Generał Assembly shaU adopt its OWA rules of prooedure. It shall eliect its Presidien~ fur each session. Article 22 The General Assembly may establish such: subsidiary IOrgans as it deems necessary for the pedDrmance IQf its functions. CHAPTER V THE SECURITYi COUNCIL Compositil()n Article 23
35. The Security Gouncil frhalI consist of eleven Memhers of the U nited N ations. The Republic IOf China, France, the Union I()f SlOviet SDcialist R:epublics, the UlIlited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Umited States IOf America shall be pel'manent memhers IOf the Socurity ClOuncil. The Generał Assembly shalI el1ect six IOther Members IOf the United Natil()ns to be ll'Dn-permanent members of the Seourity Council, d'ue regard beingl specialIy paid, in the first instance to the oontribution of Members of the United Natiorrs to the maintena~ce lO! international peace and security and to the other p'llrposes of the Organization, and allso to equital1le geDgraphical d1stribution.
36. The non-permanent membres of the Security Gouacil shali be ellected for a tenu I()f tWD Y'cars. In the first election of the nonpelimanent members, hrDwever, three shalI be choslelIl for a term of one year. A retiri"ng, member shall IIlOt be eligiblle flOr immediate ree1ection.
37. Each member IOf the Security ClOuncil shalI have one representatirve. i oontribUtiOIlS to the OrganizatilOlIl shall have nlO VIOOO in the General Assemhly if the amount of its anears equals Dr exoeeds the amlOunt of the oontributilOns due from it f'Dr the procedi!ng two fullyears. The General Assembly may, neverthele:ss, penmt s'll!ch a Member to vote ' if it is satisfied that the failure to pay is dJue to oondłtions beyonrl the oDntml of the Membe'r . • Article 20 rrhe General Assembly shaH meet in ~lar rannuru sessj,QllS and in such specjal IeSsio!ns as occru;iOlIl · may require. SpeciaI tessiOlIl5 shali be COllvOlred by the SecretaryGeneralat the request o<f the Security Council ~r of a ,maioIrity of the Member:s IQf the UlIlited Na tiIoIlS,o FunctilOns and PQwers Article 24
38. In 'Order tQ ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its Members oonf.er on the Socurity Council primary resplOlIlsibility fiDr the mam ten ance Qf internatiolIlal peace and seourity, and agree that in carrying1 out its duties under this responsibility the Security GDuncil acts on their behalf.
39. In discharging these duties the Security Council shalI act in accordance with the Purposesand Pril1ciples IOf the United Nations. The specific pDwers granted to the Security CO'Uincil flOr the discharge of the::;e duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII.
40. The Security COUiIlcil shall submit ari.nual and, when n:'eoessary, special repD·r ts to the Ge!rreral Assembly fur itsąmsideration. • Dzien~ilć U ISfa \\ Nr 23 .. ~ 265' Article 25 The Members of the Urnited Nations agree ' 1:0 aoceplt and carry out the decisio'lls of the Security CoU'ncil in accordance with the present Charter. Article 26 In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of int,ernational peace and s eCllrlty with the 1east diversłon fl{)r armaments of the world's human and economic res ources, the Security Oouncil shall be r espo l1sible to r tormulating, with the assistance IOf the Military Staff Oommittee referred to in Article 47, pIans to be submitted tO' the Members of the United N ations for the establishment of a system flOr the I1egulatiOln ofarmaments. ' ~ I Poz. 90 ----~------------~----~~~ participa1le, without vOte, in the discussion of any question brought hero re the Seoority: Oouncil whenev'e rthe latter clOllsiders ' tha,t: the interests of .that Member are specially] aHect,ed. Artide 32 Any Membe r of the United NatilOns whichi is not a member of the Security Council or any state which is nlOt a Member of the Unitedl N ations, if it is a party to a dispute under eonsideradon by the Security Coundl, shall be invited to partidpate, withlOut vO'te, in the discussiou relating to the dispute. The SeclU'rity! ClOuncil shall I'ay down such conditions as it deerns just ~or the ,p articipatiOln IOf a state which is ll:Ot a Memher of the United N atioll11S. • i I CHAPTER VI Votirng PAC,lFIC SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES Artide
42. Each m~mber of the Sec urity Cou'llcil Article 33 shall have orne wte. •
43. The parties to auy dispute r the conti
44. Decisłollls (lf the Security Council on nuanoe of whkh is like1y to endanger th6 • ~ural matters shali be made b y an affirma- main ten ance of international peace andsecurity. tive v10te of s'e ven m:embers. '" shan, first of aU, s'e ek a solution by negotiation.
45. Decisłollls of the Secu rity Council on ,aU enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, other matte rs shali be made by an affirmative judicial settlement, res ort to regilOnal agencies l vote ' of seve n members inc1uding the concur- or arrangements; or other peaceful means oii l :ring vDt,es of the p ermanent membęrs; provided their OWll. choice. that, in decisions under. Chapter VI, and under
46. The Security Coundl shall, when it !paragraph 3 of Artide 52, a party to a dispu t1e deems :necessary, calI upon ' the parties to shall abstain frlOm vo,t ing. l. sett1e their dispute by such means. i 1/ Procedure Artide 28
47. The Security Council shall be SI{) organized as to be ab1e to function oontinuolUsly. Each member of the Security Council shali for this purpose be r~presented at alltimes at the seat IOf the Organization.
48. The Security Oouncil shall hold p eriodic meeting s at which each of its members may. if it so desiresJ be repLI'esented by a member of the government or by slOme o!her specially designatlCld representative. ,
49. The S ecurity ClOuncil may hlO1d l!J1e etings at such pIa,ces other than the seat of the Organization as in its judgment will h est facilitate its work. - Artide 29 The Security ClOuncil may es tabIish such subsidiary IOrgans as it deems necessary ~or the perfo m1anoe of its func tiODs , Article 34 The Security Oouncil may iuvestigate any; dispute, or any situation which might le ad' to international friction or give rise to a d'isput,e, in order to determine whether the oontinuance IOf the dispute or situation is likely: toendange r the maintenance of international peaoe and security. Article 30 The 'Security Council shall adopt .its owo rules of prooedure, induding the method of seleeting its President. Article 35
50. Auy Memher 'o f the United Nations may! bring allly dispute, or any situation of the nature I1efe rred to in Article 34, tO' the attention of the Security Council or of the Generał' ASi'embly.
51. A state which is not a Memher of the United Nadons may briug to the attention of the Seourity ODuncil orof the General Assem~ bIy runy dispute to which it is a party if if a ccepts ] n advance, for the purposes of the dispute, the obligations of pacific settle nient provided in the present Charter. i
52. The p'J:1ooeedings of the General Assem.. bly in. re spect of matrers brought to its attentiom. unde'r this Artic1e ' will be subject to th6 pwvisions IOf Articles 11 and
53. Artide 31 AJuy Member IOf the United Nations which is ll1!Ot JI. , rneJPlbę'r ofthe Securi~y 'oouncil may
54. The SeK:urity Ooundl may, at any stagcw of a diswte of thie rnature refe,r:rel<l .. '. to i'II Artide 36 Dziif~nW. U~b'" Nr 23 _ _:..--_ _ _ _....... - .-=.2{j()::..;-=, _ _ -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~__ ~._~ Article 33 or of a situation ol liloo nature, rooomanend appropriate procedures or methiods of ad justment. •
55. The Security Coundl should take lnt-o ooruideration any proóedures for the settlement of the dispute which have already been adopted by the parties.
56. In making rec~[ldations Wlder this :Artiele the Security Council should allso take roto oonsideration that legał disputes should as a generał role be referred by the poarties to the International Court of Justice in acoordance with the pI'ovisions of the Statute of the CQurt. Artiele 37
57. Should the parties to a disp~t'e of the nature referred to in Artic1e 33 faiI to settłe it by the me ans indicated in that Artide, they iShall refer it to the Security Council.
58. Ii the Security Goundl deems that the oo:ntinuance or the dispillte is in faet likely tJo endanger the maint,e nance of internatinal pea.ce and security, it shall decide whether to take action under Artic1e 36 or to recOlillmend such tenns of settlement as it· may e011sid'er appropriate. Article 41 The Security Council may decide wha..t measUJIes not mvolving !he use oI armed roxc.e are to be employed to giv,e effect to its dJecisions, and it may calI upOJn the Members of the Ul11.ited N ations to app1y such measures. These may include oOJl1P~ete OT partial intecrruption of economi<: rdations and of rail, sea,; air, post al, telegraphic, radio, and other means of CQl11Jmunication, and the severance of dipło­ matie relatians. Artic1e 42 Should the Security Council consider that measures P'l'ovided for in Article 41 W(>uld be inadequate or have proved to be' inadequate, it may take such aetion by air, sea, or land ~orces as may be necessary to maintain or restOl'e international peaoe and securiry. Such ac60n may include d1emollstrations, blockade" and 10ther operations by air; sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations. Artide 43 .
59. All Me:mbers of the United Nat~ons, in order to oontribute to the maintenanoe of internati'oj)al peace and security, undertake to make available · to the Security Coundl, on its call and in a·c cordanee with a special agreeArtide 38 ment or agreements, armed fiorces, assistanoe,' Without preJuilioe to the pr.oVlSIOns of and facilities, including rights of passage, ~rtides 33 to 37, thle Security Coup.cil may, necessary for the purpose of maintaining interif all the parties to any disput,e so request, national peaoe and security_ ma~e .l1eoommendations tlo the parties with a
60. Such agrecment or agreements shalI view to a poacific settlernent of -the disputie. govern the numbers and types of f.orces, their degree of readiness and generał vocation, and CHAPTER VII the nature of tłre faeilities and assstance 1<0 be ~CTION WITH RESPECT TO THREATS providoo. IT O THE PEACE, BREACHES OF THE
61. The agreement or agreements shali be negotiated as ·s·o on as possible on the initiative p'EACE, AND ACTS OF AGGRESSION of the Se C'll rit y Council. They shaU be eonArtide 39 cluded between the Security COUl1Cil and MemThe Security Council shall detennine the bel1S or betw,een the S ecu rity Gouncil and! existeTIce of any threat to the pea<::e, breach groupls of Members and shall be subject to of the peace, or act of :;tggression and shali ratification by the signatory states in accormake recommendations, or decide what mea- danoe with their respective constitu tional prosures shalI he taken in accordance with Articles cesses. Article 44 . 41 and 42, tu maintain or restore ipternational peace and security. ' When the Security Coundl has decided to use force it shall, before calling upon a MemArticle 40 ber not l'epresented on it to pro vide. armed In order to prevent an aggravation of the forces in fulfil1ment of fue obllgations as5umoo situation, the Seauity Coancil may, before under Artide 43, invite that Member, if the making the reoommendations or deciding uponl Men:ber 50 desires, tQ participate in the decithe measures provided for in Article 39, calI sions of the Security Council concerning the npon the parties con-cerned to comp1y with such employment of contingents of that Member's pt'Oyisional measures as U' deems necessary or armed forces. • Article 45 desnable. Such provisional measures shaU be wit~,c:ut prejudice to the rights, claims, or In order to enable the United Nations to pOSltl~n oI the parties concerned_ The Security take urgent military measures, Membersshall Oouncil shaIl duJly t~e account oI failur'e to hołd immediately available national air-force CiQIIllply with sueh provisional me~llr'es. . oontingents for combined international enforce- Dziennik Uistaw Nr 23 ...... Poz. 00 267 ---~---------------~--------------------~~ ment aetion. The suen.gth and degree of readiness of the:se contingents and plans for thcir oombined act:Don shall be detemrined, within the limits laid · oown in tbe special agreement or agreements rererred to in Artide 43, by the Socurity Gouneil with tIle a5Sistance of the Military Staff Gommittee. Artide 46 . Plans lor the. appli.ca.tion of anned force shall he made by the Security Oouncil with the assistanee of the Military Staff Oommittee. • Article 47
62. There shall be established a Mititary Staff Oornmittee te advise and assrst the Security Ooondl on aU questions rełating to the Secuńty Councirs military requirements fur the maintenance of international peace and socu-rity, the employment and command of lioroes 'płaoed at its disposal, the regulat~on of armaments, and plO55ibIe disarmament. .
63. The Military Staff Gommittee shall oonsist of the Chiefs of Staff of the pennanent r:nembrers of the Security Couneil or their refl'r;(~entatives. Any Member of the United ;Nations not permalll:'Atly represooted on the Cumnittee shall be invited by the Committree 1:10 be associated with it w hen the efficient discharge of the Oommittee's responsibilities r'e quires the participation of that Mem:ber in its work.
64. The Military Staff Committee shall he responsible unc1er the Security COilllCil for the strategie diroction of any anned rorces p~aced at the disposaI of the Security CQnneil. Questions 1"elating to the oommand of such fiorces shall be wor~ed out subsequent1y.
65. The Military Staff Committee, with the authorizatio'il of th'e Security Coundl and after oonsultatiJon with appropriate regional agendes, may establish r'e gional subcoIl}mittees. Artide 50 If preV'eDl.tive or enfuroement ~ures against any state are takem. by the Secuńty . Co~, auy other staŁe. wbether a Member 011 the Unitted Nations or not, whieh finds its.elf confoonted willi special eoonomie problems ari.. sIDg from the carrying out of thos~ measures . shaIl have the right to cons·u lt the Securit:y! Council with regard to a sDlution of thOSIJ probLems. Artide 51 Ni()thing in the p~sent Charter shaIl irnpair the inherent right of individual ar oollectiV'e sclfdefense if an. armed attack OOCUI'Si ' against a Memher of the United .Natiorn~. until the Socurity Oouncil has takten the measures neeessary to IDaintain intemabonaI peaoe and security. Measul'e5 taken. IłY Members in the exercise of th~ right o.f seIfd.efense shall he irnmedi.ately reporred to the SecuritYi Oouncil and shalI oot in any way afiect the authority an-d l'esptonsibility of the SecuritYi Oouneil u'11<:kr the present Charter to take at any time such action as it deems necessary lU order to maintain or restore international peace and security. . CHAPTER VIII REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS Article 52
66. Nohing in tbe present Charter preclu&s the ex~tence of regional arrangements ar ageil~ Cl~ for i:1!ealing with such mattJers relating tQ the maintenanoe ol international pteace andl s.enuity as are appoopriate for regionaI action., [l'l"'Ovided Wat SlJCh arrangem.en1:s or agencles ann lheir activities are oonsisteńt With tl'he Purposes and PrinciJp1es ol tne Uruted Nations.
67. The Merribers lÓf tlle Uriited Natrons enteIing into sucb arrangeme:nts . or oonstitu~ ting sUrch a.geneies shall ma1re every effiort to aebieve pacific settleme:nt of local dispc.'t,e~ thmugh such regional arrangements or by sueh regional ageneiJes bdore referring them to the Seeurity Counci!l.
68. The Seou·rity Oouncil shan enoourag e the development of paci:fie settlement of local disputes througb sueh regiKmal arran~nt9 or by su.eh J1egional agencies either on the ·ini.. tiat~v' e of the sta1Jes ooncerned ar by referenee fmm the SecU!rity Oouncil.
69. This Artide in no way impairs thet applkatlJon of Articles 34 and
70. Article 48 ..
71. The ClJet~on re qui red to carry out the docisłons of the &Curity Council for the maintenance i()f international peace and security shall be taken by al) the Members of the Unit!ed Nations or by some of them, as the ~' ocuńty Couocil may deteTffiine.
72. Such decisions shallbe carried out by the Memhers of the United NatiOns directly and through their action in the awropriate international ' agencies of which they are Artic1e 53 members. l. Tbe Seculrity Coundl shalI, where aplArtide 49 pil.1Opriate, utilwe such r1egional arrangements' The Members of the Unit'e d NatiPns !hall Olr agendes ~or enfioroement aetIDn under its shall b8 join in affording mutual ass istanceiu carrying authł{)rity. But no en~oroement out the measures decided upon by the Sec.urity . ta!{en UIIlder regional arrangeme:nts or by regioCoo.ncil.. nalagencies witbout the authorization of thicf a.ctiJon Dzi.ennik Ulstaw Nr 2) ~ Poz. gO :" 268 S~iUlrity Oouncił,' with the exception ofmeasures agailn~t any enemy state, as defined in paragraph . 2 of this Artide, . provided for IPlU:rsuant . to. Artic1e 107 Ot hl regi!Oinal arr~ge' tnents directed agai!nst retiewal of aggressive !pOlicy on the part of any such state, untił s!Uch time as the Organi!zation may, on re' ąU'est of thle Governments OOIncerned, he char· 1geId with the I1espionsiJbility for preventing further aggressuon by such a state. .
73. The term enemy state as us,e d in paragr:apih 1 IOf this Artkle applies to any state twhkh during tile Seoond W.orld War has heen an enemy of any signavO'ry of the present Charter~ Artide 54 The Seemity Counc:iJl shali at alI times be. kept f,u'lly informed of aedvities undertaken lOr in oont:elmpłatilOOl under re,guonal arrang,ements or by region al agendes for tble main telIlanoe of internatiJonaI peace and seeU'rity. CHAPTER IX INTERNATIONAL ECONOMJC AND SOCJAL COOPERATION Artide 55 Witha view to the cr,eatuon of condidons ofstability and welI-heing which are necessary fur peacefuland friendły relati>o'llS among naI(j,ons bas,e d on I1espeet ror theprinciple ' of equal rights and sełf-ldleter:mination IOf poop};es, the United Nations shaIl promot,e : a. higher standars lof living, fulI emplloyment,and- oond'iltions . lOf eclOO1lomic and slo dal p1.1ogr,ess and deveLopn1<ent; b. solutions IOf int'e rnational eooulOil11k, :Slo dal, health~and l1elated p'robI1e ms; and liń.ternational cultural · and edltlJeatiOlna~ iC!010iplerat10n; and c. universal l1eSplOCt f.O'r, and ohservance IOf, hlUman rightls and fund ament al freeOKml!s fur aU withOlut distinetioill as to il"ooe, slex,- languag.e, o r rdigion. Art1cle 56 'AU M.embers piLedge .themseI~es to take ~oint and separate act10111 in oooperatiol1 with Itl1'e Organizatiol1 :6or the aehievement of the purplOs-es !Set fort11 in Artide 5:>. Artide 5'1,
74. The varioous spe~ialized agendeIS, estab· tished by intergovernmental agreemept and baving wide international respoHsibilities, as defined in their bask instruments, in economic, sodal, cultural, ecllucational!, h ealth, and related ifields, shall he bI1oU;ght intor-el!atiOillshipwith 'the United N ations in . aecordancre with the pl"OVlSlO'llS of . Artide
75. '
76. Such agendes thus br,ought into :rela· tio:nship with the Unit,ed N ations are herein· abel" teferredto as spocialired agendes. Artide ·58 The Organization shalI make recommendations for the ooordination . of the policies and aetivities of the specialized agencies. Article 59 The Organ.itzation shall, where apprópriate'.,. initiate negotiajoas ;:mong the slates concerned for the creatiJon of ahy new specialized agencies requir,e d [,or the accomplishment of the pur:. poses set forth in Artide .
77. Article 60 Responsibility :6or the discharge of the functions of the Organization set forth ilu this Chapt'e r 5ha11 he vested in the General Assem· bly and, under the authority of the Generał Ass,e mbly, im the Eoonomic and Social Coundl, which 5ha11 have for this purpose tm powe rs set forth in Chapter X. CHAPTER X THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIU Composi tion Artide 61 •
78. The EoonolIllic and Social Council shall c10nsist of eighteen Members of the UlIlited N ations elected by the General Assembly. , .
79. Subject to the p'rovisions of paragraph 3" ISIX m embers of the Eoonomic and Sociał -. Oouncil shalI he el1ected eaeh year for a tenn of three years. A retiring ' member shall be eligible for immediate r,e-'electioll.
80. At th:e first e1ectuoillJ eighteen mernbers of the Eoonomic and Sodal Oouneil sl1aH he chos,eill. The term of office oE six memhers Si() chos'e n sha11 exprireat the end of one year, and oE six other members at the end of two years, in aeoordanee with arrangetnents made b y the General Assem'bly.
81. Each memher of the E conomic and S,oóal Oouncil shall' l1ave one representative. Functions and Powe ·r s Artide 62
82. The Economic and Sodal Council ma YI make .or initiatre studies and reports with! r'esprect to international eoonomic, sodal, cultu· . raI, educational, health, ' and rdiated mattel'$ . and may make reoommendations with respect t'o any such matt'e rs to the General Assembly" to the Memhers of the United Nations, and to . the specialized agendes ooncerned.
83. It may make reoQV1mendations for the p'tHpose of promoting respect, ~ox" and observanoe of, human r:i:ghts aiid .' fundamentaJ! freed<oms for a
85. It may prepare draft oonventirons roll . sr hll1ission to the . Generał Assembly, With relSpeet to matters fj!..lling within itsClOtlfipetence.-· • '. , • r pZleooik Usfaw Nr 23 ,~ 26'9
86. It may Qall, in accordanoe with )the; Il"Ill('ĄS prescn'bekl' by thIe U:nited N ations, inter· natilOnal d:>n~ IOID. mattel"S falling withm. lU oompe'tJettloe. i . ' i Article 63 i ,
87. The EOOnornic, and Sodal CounciI may enter into agreemettlts with' any IOf thę agiemdes r,e:ł.ie!rl1oo to in Article 571, (JJefining th,e teItIl$ Pn wlUch the agency oouQemeld shall be brought inti() relationship with tlhe UlIlited Nations. Such! agl100rne:n ts shali be subj,o ct to approval by! th:e Ge:ne-ral Assemlbly. ,
88. It may ooo·l1dinate tbie activities of tlle specialiZ1eld agencies th'rough oonsultariolll wiili and reoOmmenidations 'fi<> ~ch ag;endes aIIld through re.oommeindations to thle Geneml ~ssembly and to tbe M~bers IOf the United iNaoons. Artide 64
89. The E.oo:nomic and Sodal Coundl ma)'i talie a:plprop~iatle step! to obtain regular reports bom tbie spocialiZIed agencies. It may make ar~. angemen.ts with the Memhers IOf the Ulllioocr iN ations and with tbe specialized agencies to IObtain replOrts on the steps taken to give effoot to its 1OW'll :moOlIl1lIllJe!Ilidatiffl1s and tQ l'eoommen· QatilOn& lOn matters falling within its oompetoo100, mad!e by tOO Generał Assembly.
90. It may communicate its observadons !>u these .repo·r ts to tlle Genera! Assembly. ! -- Poz. 00 Procedure Article 68 The ECiOnomio and Sodał ClOunciI shaU set up oommissions in eoonomic and soda! fiełds and. fur tbie pl'oouotion IOf human righm, and such IOther clQlUmissilOns as may be required for tbie per:ł.iormance of ińs funct1<OiI1'S. Artide 69 I The Eoooornk and Soda! Cowcil shall invite any M<emher ef the UlIlited Natrons tn participate, without vone, in its deliberations OD any matter of partkular COIlcem to thałl Memibe:r. I Article 70 The Eoonomic and Socia! OOłll:IlCil may mabi arrang,e ments for l'epres<entatives of thle speciał.. ized: a&1endes to partidpate, withlOU't VlO~ in i~ d;elibie.ratiOlI1s and in those of tbe oommiis:sions esta!blished hy it, and for itsrepres.entatives to participate in tbie diełiheratioo:s o'f the speciaJ.o ized agendes. Artide 71 The Eoonomk and Soda! Council may make suitable arrangements f0r cO'J1JSUłt,ation witli illQngovernmental organizations wllich are eoncemed with matters within its oompetence. Soch arrangem!ents may be made with international org.anizat101IlS and, whe'r e appl1Op'ria~ with national organizatiJOllls after oon:sultation with the Member of the United Nations oonoerned. Article 72 Artide 65
91. The EclOnomic and Sodal Council shaU i The Eoonomic and Sodal Council ' may lurnish inrormatilOlIl 110 the Security COIUIl1cil . adopt its Qwn rules of procedure, . incktding: and shall assist the Socurity ClOundl uipon its the meth!Od of selecting its Presid!ent.
92. The EO()lnl()[I1ic and Sodal Council shall request. meet as required in aooo,rdance with its rules, Artkle 66 which shan include provision for the converung i
93. The Economic and Sodal Council sha1ł ofmeetings on. the request of a majod.ty ot periiorm sum functions as faU within its com- its members. ' ptet!ence in connection with the carrying out of the recornm.endatilOTI:S of the Generał As'Sembly. CHAPTER XI 2.1t may, WitJl the apprQva!' IOf the Gene- " DECLARATION REGARDING raI Alss'e;mbly, perform services at tile reqUJeSt NO N -SELF -GOVERNING TERRITORIES of Members IOf the Unitoo - Nations and at .Artide 73 the req'\lest of specializ·eQ agencies. I M'e;mbers lO! the United N atioIlS whicli
94. It shall perfiorm such other fuctio.ns l~ve .or assume responsibilities for the adas are specified elsewhere in the present ministration oi terri~ories whose peopl~ hav~ Charter or as may be assigned tx> it by the not )'let attained ' a fuIl measute of self-govel1IJ;4 General Ass-embly. meint r'ooognize. the principle that the mt<el'est91 of the inhabitants of these territlOr1es are parVoting . 1 amount, and aa;ept as a sacred trust -ilieI obligatio:n to p'romote to the utJlllIQst,' withilll Article 67J . . tIle system of international peace aI\d security( I I
95. Each member IOf the Economic and established by the present Charter( th~ ~llJ Soda! Council shalE have one vote. being of the inhabitants of these terntones,
96. De<;.isians IOf the Economic -and Sodal and, to this end: . a. 00 el1sl1r-e, with due respect for the ClOundł shall be made by a majority of the culture of the peoples oonoemed, theili members present and voting. ,. ~ ~ Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 270 IW. 90 ·· ----------------~--------------------------~--------------- politi.cal, eoo-nomic, sodal, and educationaJ b. to promote the political, e{;tOn.oil11ic~ advancement, their just treatment, and - social, and educational advancement of their protection against abus es ; the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their ptl'1Ogressive develQpment towards b. to develop self,governm ent, 00 take ~ue aooount of the political aspiratiQns Qf self-g1overnment o'r independence as may! he appl'1Opriate 00 the particular circumthe peoples, and to assist them in the progressive development Qf their free postanoes of each tlerritory and its peoples and the freely expressed wishes Qf the litical institutiQIl5, according 00 the particular circums tances I()f eClich territory and peoples conce rned, and as may be provided its peoples and their varying stag es Qf by the rerms of each trusteeship agreement; advaIlCetnoe!Ilt; c. 00 encourage r espect for human rights c. to further international peace and se· iCU.rity; . and for fundament al fl'eedol!ls ror aU without diistinction as to race, sex, land. to promote construc tive measures Qf guage, or religion, and to enoourage re1 Qe velopment, to enoourag e reSeal'Cll, and cognition Qf the interdependence of the to oooper ate with Qne another and, when peoples Qf the world; and and . where appropriate, with spedalized international bodies with a view 00 the d. · to ensure equal trea tment in sodal, practical achievement Qf the sodal, ecoeoonomic, and comme rciaI matters for aU ll<lIllic, and scientific purposes set rorth in Memhers Qf the United Nations and their this Article; and nationals, a nd also equal treatment flOr the e. 00 transmit regularly tQ the Sec retarylatter in the administration of jus tice , General flOr infl() rmation pu rposes, subject without pr·ejuuice to the attainment of the fure going Qbjec tives and subj10ct to to su..:h limi tatil()n as securitv and costitut~l()· tIle proovisions Qf Artic1e
97. nal oonsiderations may uire , s tatistical and Qther ilTlfo rma tiQn Qf a technical nature f\rtide 7'7 relating to economic, social, and educational conditioDs in the territories for which
98. The trustees hip system sbaU apply to theyare l'espective1y responsible other such te rritories in th e foUowing categories as than those territories 00 which Chapters may he placed the reunder by means Qf truXII and XIII apply. steeship agreements: a. territories nQW h eld under mandate; Artiele 74 'b :; territor ies which may he detached Members Qf the United N atiolls a15.o agree from enem y statcs <liS a res u1t of {he ::eocnd that their policy in respec t Qf the territories to W ,o rld vVar ; a nd which this Chapter applies , no less . than in c. territl()ries voluntarily placed unde r r esp oct Qf their metropolitan areas, mU5t be the system by s tate s responsible fo r their based lOn the gene rał principle Qf good-neighadminis tr a tion. borlines$, due account · being taken Qf the in\
99. It will be a matter for subs,e quent terests and well·being of the rest of the world, in social, eoooomic, and comm~ rcial matters. agreementas to which territories in the fo regoing categories will be brought under the trusteeship system and upon what terms. CHAPTER XII INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEESI-IIP. Artide 78 SYSTEM The trusteeship s ystem shalI not apply to Artide 75 territories which have become Members Qf the The United N ation$ shall establish under United N atións , relatiQnship among whichshall łts alltbority an interna tional trusteeship s ystem be based on respect for the principle Qf ror the administration and supervision of such SIOvereign equality. rerritories as may be placed thereund~r by Artide 709 subsequent individual agl'eements. Th~ territodes are hereinafter refen-ed to as trust The tenmjS Qf trus teeship flOr each te rritory: terrirories. to be placed . under ~ trusteesI~ip system, ArticIe 76 including any alteration lOr amenclment, sl1aU The basic obj,octives Qf the trusteeship be agl'leed u<pon by the states direc tly eonsystem, in aooordanoe _with the PurplOiSeS of the cerneCl, inclUiding the mandatory power in t he Unit'Cd Natioos laid clown in Artic1e l Qf the case of 1lerritories held under mandate by a pres,e nt Charter, shali be: Membe:r of the United Natio l1s, and silall a. tJO fur,the:x: i.Ilte;r,natiiQlIlal I*·ac~ and ~­ be ap'pTPved as provided for in Articles 83 and
100. 1 • c u.ri t y; req i _4 Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 '"- 271 -- Poz. ,00 ------,--------------------------------------------------~~~~ Article 80 may l. Except as be agreed upon in individual trusteership agreement5, madie uiKlrer 'A rtkles 77, 7'9, and 81, placing each t crritory under the truste'e ship system, and un liL su ch agreen1!ents have boon ooncluded, nothing in this Chaptter 5halI be CQnstrued in lOr Qf itsclf to alter in any manner the rights whatsOever IOf any states or any peoples or the teIDls Qf existing in1'ernationał instruments to whkh Members of the United Nations may respectively be parties.
101. Paragraph 1 of this Article shall not be interpreted as giving gl'Ouodis for delay or postponernent -o f the negotiation and oonciulSion IOf agreements for placing mandated and other territ1o'r ies under the trusteeship system as provided ,for in Artide
102. , Article 81 ! The trus~hip agreeme:ntshall in eaeh case include the tenns / und~r which the trust terri!tlOry will be administered and designate the authority which will exercise the awministration IOf the trust territio ry. Such authority, hereinafter eaUed the administering authority, may h e IOne lOr :m ore states lOr the Organization i s ~lf. Article 82 , Th1el"le may be uesignated, in any trusteeship agr-eement, a stra tegie area nr areas which may include part or aU of the trust t<eeritQry to which the agreement awlieś, without prejlldice to auy special agreement lOr agr~nents macie .under Article
103. .. Article 83
104. All functiollls I()f the Ulllived ' N adOlll's relating to strategie areas, induc1ing tlle approval ' IOf the tenns of the trust'~eship agre" emellts and IOf their altera60n O'r amendment, shan be exercised by the Security Oouncil.
105. The basic I()bj,e ctives set f()rth in Article ~16 shali be applicab1e to the people of eaeh straregk area.
106. The Security CQuncil shalI, subje~t to tpe p'~visitOns ?f .the truste~ship a~re,~e;nts and WlthO'tlt pI'eJudloe bo Isecur!ty cons1deratlJon:s, avail itself IOf the assistanroo I()f the Truste'e ship Crouncil 1,10 perEorin those fUiIletions IOf the United Nations under the trusteeship system relatiJng tQ piolitical, ecQnomic, social, and educatilOnal matters in the strategie areas. Article 84 It shalI be the duty IOl the administering autbority to ensure taht the trust territory 5hali play its part in the main ten ance IOf international peare and security. TO' this end the administe!"ing authority may, m.ake use Df V'Oklinteez: fu,reres, facilities, and assi.stance from the trust terrirory in carrying out tOO obligations t
107. wards the Security Oouncil 'lmdertaken in this r,e gard by the administering authority, as weU as ':601r 10cal de:6ense and the maint:enanee lOt i law and order within the trust territory. Artide ~ • I
108. The functions of the United Nations with Tegard tO' trusteeship agrooments fur all ar,e as not dresignated as strategic, including the approval I(}f the tJeIDls, lOf the trusteeship agreelITi!Em.ts and IOf their alteration or a:mendtment. shali be eX'ercised by the General Asslerrnbliy.
109. The Trust,eeship Cl()ullcil, lOperating under the authority of the Generał Ass1embly, shaU assist the Gene'r al A:S's'emblly in carrying out !these.luetilOns. " .; ! CHAPTER XIII THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL' C 1ompo s i tio!ll Article 86
110. The Trusteeship Council shaU oonsist ol the foUowing Me:m:bel·S IOf the United NatilOllS: a. toose Members administedng tm5t terri tories ; b. such IOf those Mem'bem 'mentłoned by name in Article 23 as arie not administc;ring trust territories; and c. as many other Members elec1'ed for threeyear terms by the General Assem:bly; as may be necessary to ensure that the rotal numoor I()f membellS of the Trustee. $hip. COUIllCil is equally divided b'etween' those Members Qf the United Nadons which administer trUlSt territories and t110se which do not. ..
111. Each member I(}f the TrusteeShip Council sh'a li G100ignate one spedaUy qualifi.ed perSIOIl t1Q .,repl1l(sent iJt therein. Functiolls and Powers Article 87 Thie Ge.neral Assemblyand, under its authority, the Trus1'eeship Council, in carrying out their functions, may: a. oonsider replOrts suhmitted by the administering authority; b. acoept petitions and examine themin consultation with tOO administering autblOrity; c. p~ovide forperiodic visi1's to tIte res~ pective trust terri1'ories at tirnes agre(~d upon with the adminis1'ering authority; aud l "} .. .~. Dziennik U staw Nr 23 . > I.-,;; . . 272 ~ __ . -'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Po'Z. go oonditiJOnsbo be deter.min~d in each case b}'i the General Assembly upon tIle recommendatilOn of the Security Council. , d. take the.seaoo IOther actions in CiOiIlfonnity with the reImS IOf the trustees.h ip agrooments. Artide 88 The Trustreship Coun~il shall foltnlt1'llate • questiO'Ilillaire on. the piolitical, eoonlOllllic,. rocial, and ed.ucational advanoement vi the inhabitants IOf each trust territory, and the adminisrering authority for each trust territory within the tOompetence IOf the Generał Assembly I&hall malre an annuał report to the Gene,r a' ~sembly 'UlpIOn the . basis of such questron: naire. Voting I
112. Each Member of the United Nations n'tldertalres fu oomply with the decision of the ]nter:natiO!llał Coart IOf Justice in any <.;ase to which it :i$ ~. party. Artide 89
113. Eacll meJmb1e r of the Trq~teeship' :OouIndl shalI"have I()ne vote.
114. Decisions IOf tble Tru:steeship COUlIlcil .hall be made by a majority of the mem'oors presettlt and vo.t ing. Article 95 Artide 94 I
115. If any party to a case fails to perforrn ~ IObligations incumbent upOIIl it under a judgment rendered by the O:>art, the other: party may h~ve .1IepDurse to the Security Oo:uncil. which may, ' if it de~s necessary, make l'leCIommendations lOr dlecide upon measures to be talren ~o give effect to the judgment. I Nothing in the pmsent Charter sha11 preVelI1t Members of the United N ations from e:ntrusting thre solution Ol their differ-ences to othe'r tribunais by virtue of agreements ah:eadyr . in existence er which may be cQnduded iJJl Artide 90 tbie future. Artide 96 . l. The TX1,lSteeship ' Oouncil shall adopf fb Io:wn ru1es of prooed'ure, iincluding the I
116. The Generał As5embly lOr the Securit'y methiold oi selecting its President. OOu'Ilcil may request the InternatiQnal Court Qf
117. Tbe Truateesbip OOUllCil shall meet as required maooordiance with its mIes, which Jqusticeto ghne an advisory lOp'inion on any; &hall includie p!Ilovision for the clOnvening Qf le'g al question. Ploo.ting-s klin the requrest IOf a majority IOf its ,
118. Otller IOrgans IOf the UlIliteJd Nadons and nremble!rs. speeialized agencies, which may at any timę Artide 91 be so authiOri'Zled by the Generał Assembly, may! The T:rusteeship Oouncil sha11, when appl:o- also reqą:est advi.sory I()pinions IOf the Cl()urt liriate, av,a il itself oi fhe assistance of the on legał questions arising, within the scope Io~ their ,activiti~. ĘCO'IlKlImic and Sociał ClOundl and of the speI cialized ag.encies in regard to mattets wit'h' CHAPTER XV: which the;y aro respootively concern.ed. · Procedure 4 CHAPT:ER XIV THE INTERNATIONAL GOURT OF JUSTICE Articlte 92 . The Inte.r natioiIal Ooart of Justice $ha11 be the prilIlcipal ju.!dicial IOrgan cI the Unite:d Natioos. lt shall funetron in accorclance with thC a11l1ltexed Statute, which' is basted upon the Statute IOf the Permanent Oourt IOf Internatignal Justioe and forms an irntegral part IOl .tIie prresent Charter. Artide 93
119. Ali Membe,r s of the United Natrons are 'i~o facto partires to the StatUite IOf ~he ln1Jernati'o nal Court cf Justice.
120. A s tate which is nIQt a Member IOf t'he United NatiolIls may hecome a party to the Statute IOf tlre Intemational Court IOf ]UJSticę lO'll THE SECRETARIAT Article 97 . The Secretariat shall c-omprise a Secretary'" Generał and such staff as the Organization ma)'l require. The Secretary-General shall be ap~ pointeid by the General Assemblyupon the rooommendation ot the Security COtlncił. He 5ha11 be tbie chief. administrative officer ci the Organi~ationo Artic1e 98 I The Secretary-General sha11 ad in that capacity in a11 meetings IOf the Generał Ass'embly, IOf the Security Coundl, IOf the Eoonomie and Social Council, and of the TrusteeshiR Coundl, and shall perfomn such other liun.ctions as are entrus1Jed to him b'y thes'e organs. The Secretary-General shall make an ann'll!al report 110 the Gerreral ASi.S~lll:bły on ~he WIOrk IOf tae Organizatioooo . -, , ," D 7.lenniJ{ Usta w Nr 23' I '-' 273 ArticLe 99 The Secrelary-General may bńng to the at ten tron IOf the Security Council any matter whkh in llis opńnion may threaten the maintenanoe of intJe.rnatiional peace and security. , Artide 100 i
121. In the perfiormance of their duties the Secl'etary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructioillS from any government Ol" [rom any IOther au thori t y external · to the Orgacization. They shall refrain haro , any actiO'll which might ref1ect on their position as international offióals responsible onl1y to ' the Organization. I ,
122. Ea,ch Member of tlle Un~t,ed Nations u'ndertakesto respect tne exdusively international character of the re5ponsibilities of the Secretary-General and' the staff and not to seek to influence them in the discharge of their resp!Onsibilities. -, '., '; - i ~'I L, 'I-: :- l i I, I ' : . ;, ;. ,i \, Artl·cle 101 t. The staff shan be appiOinfed by the ~ Poz. 90 tio:ns und1e r the present Charter and their. IObligations wnder any other inte rnational agree[ll,ent, their obligations under the present Charter shalI prevail. ' ' • Artiele 104 I The Organization shan enjlOy in the territory of ea·ch IOf its Members such legal eapad ty as may he necessary f'Or the exercise of its functions and tIle fulfil1ment l()f its purposes. Artide lOS ,
123. Th·e OrganizatiO!Il shall enjoy in t:he territory of each of its Members such privilege~ and immunities as al'ie necessaty fo.r the ful. fill,rnent ()f its p!Urposes. , I
124. Representatives of the Members IOf th~ United N atioJ;ls and IOfficials of the Organiza.: tion shall similarliy enjcy such p:rivi'lJe!ge5 and immunities as are tnece;;sary for the ind~ent exerdse ci their functi()fl1S in connectron with' the--Organizatl<oill. i
125. The General Assemhly may maIre recom-. mendations with a view to aetermlining the details IOf the awlicatiQn lOt paragraphsl and 2 Qf this Article lOr may propose convejl1tio!lSl to t:he Memoen cf the United Nadon$ tOli this purpose. Seeretary-General unde r regulations established by tOO General Assembly. ! . :
126. Appl10priate staffs shall be pel1lllanently assi!ITlro -to the EOOllomic and Social Ooundl, the "'Trusteeship Council, and, 'as re quired , to lbtheT organs of tOO United N ations. These CHAPTER XVII staffs sIlali fonn a partof the Secretariat. i
127. The paramJOl\lIIlt clOnsideratilOll in the TRANSITIONAL' SECURITYi ellnployment of tne staff and in the determina- , ARRANGEMENTS 't ion ofthe oonditions 'lOf seorvice shali be the ineces!Sity of securing the highest standards of Artide 106 efficie'ncy, oompetence, and integrity. Due regard shall be · paid to the importance . bil . Pending the ooming into force of sucH irecruiting the staff on as wide a geograplucal special agreernents referred to in ArtiClIe .43 as, basis as possi'ble. ią the opinion lOt the Sec:uri~y Council ..e!1~J:>le it to begin tOO exercise of 100 resptoil1s1b1ht.1es CHAPTER XVI , un-der Article 42, the parties to the Four-Nauon: signed at Moscow, Octob!er 30,. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS I ~ DeClaration, 1943, and France, shall,Jn accordanoo with the pl1Ovisions of paragraph 5 of that Declarat~oill. ArtiCle 102 oonsult with ooe 3IlJdtherand as ocoaslon
128. Every treaty and every in tiematiottlal requires with other Memhers cf ~he Unitedl agreieme:nt elltered l11łJo by any MelmiOOr of the Nations with a view to soch Joint action lOn , U niteid N atiOiIls after the present Charter aomes behalf ol the Organization as may be neressary into force shali as 00Q!l1 as possible be registe,r ed for the pillIplOse of maintaining intemat~ with the Sec.r etariat and p!Ublished by it. f peaceand security. , '
129. No party fu any such treaty or interna. tional agreement which has not boon r~gistere{1 Artide 107 in a,ccordance with theplrOvisions of paragraph l II ' NioithiiJrig in the 'Pitesent Cha~ter , shan ~f this Artide may invokle that treaty or agreinvalidate 1Oil" pweclude actiQll, in .relation to any: ~l.tbiefore any, ~rgan Iof the United Nations. sta1:!e; whkh du.r1ng ~ Sec~d World War. " has bJeie',n an renemy of any signatlOry to th~ Artkle 103 presetnt Charter, 'taken o.r authlOriZied as a ~ult In tOO ' event IQf a conflkt betWOOIl the of 'that war b'y the Goveriun,ent:s havln~ obligations cf the MeJl1ibe~ lOt the Uf1litęd Na- r,~WA'ibiUty. fo~ ~ a,c~ , . _. -, . ' . ' . \ . I .' Poz.9Q Dzier.nTh: Uistaw Nr 23 CHAPTER XVIII AMENDMENTS Article 108 • Amenclments to the present Charter shall iOOme into fQroe fQr all Members of the Ulllit€d Natioos when they have been adopted by a vote of two thirds of the members of t})e General Assembly and ratified in acoordance with their res}ilective oonstitutional l',rocesses by two thirds cf the Members of the United N ations , inclucling all the permanent members of the SecurityCouncil. Article 109
130. A General Gonference 'Of the Memhers 'Of the United Nations . for the purpose of revi<ewing the present Charter may be hch:! at a date and place te be fixed by a tW00-thirds VlOte of the members 'Of the General Assembly and by a vote of any seven members ot the ~ecurity Gouocil. Each Member of the U nited iN ations shall have Gne vote in the conference. I
131. Any alteratj,on of the present Charter rec{)lIIUllJencled by a two-thirds vote of the confererwe shall take effect when ratified in accordance with their respective constitutional processes by twe> thirds 'Of the Memhe rs of the United N ations including alI the permanent members of the Security Council. ' i
132. If such a confurelllce has not been held before the tenth annual sessi.on of the Gene ral A ssembly following th e co ming into fOI'ce of the pIlesent Charter, the proposal to calI such a conference shall be placed on the agenda of that session of the Generał Assembly, and ' ,the conference shall be held if 00 decided by a majority vote of the members of the General Assembly and by a vate Qf any seven member5 of the Securify Council. CHAPTER XIX RATIFICATION AND SIGNATURE Artide 110
133. The pI1esent Charter shall be ratified by the signarory stares in accordance with their respective oonstitutional proces5es.
134. The ratifications shall be d~positeid with the Government of the United Stares of Amedca, which shall notify aU thesignatory state3 of each deposit as well as the Secretary-GeneraI of the Organization when he has been appointed.
135. The present Charter shall come into furce upon the deposit of ratificadons by the Rep'llblic of China, France, the Union- of Soviet Socialis't Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States ef America, and by a majo rit y ef the other signatory states. A protoool of the ratilfications deposited shall thereupon be clrawn up by the Government of the United States of Ame rica which shalI communicate OOlyies thereDf to all the signatory states.
136. The states signatory ro the present Charte r which ratify it after it has ()(!)me into force will beoome original Members of the U ni ted N ati.ons on the date of the deposit of their respective ratifications. ' Artide 111 The present Charter, ef which the Chinese, French, Russian, English, and Spanish texts are equally authen tic, shaU remain deposite d in the archives of the Government (li the United Staves of America. Dulycertified copie.s theroof shall be transmitted ~y that QQvemment t<> the Governments of the other signatfory . states. . IN F AITH WH E REOF the representatIves of th,e Governments .of the United Nations have signęd the present Charter. DONE at the city of San Francisco the twentysixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and forty-five. I STATUTE Of THE INTERNATIONAL COURT Of JUSTICE Article 1 THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE established by the Charter cf the United N ations ' as the prindpal judidal organ 01 the United N ations shall be constituted and shall fuoction in acoordance with the provlsions of the present Statute. r I CHAPTER I ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT Article 2 . The Court ~hall be oornposed of a body of mdepJendent Judges, elec.ted rega.~ 'of their nationality from among peJS,ons of high' mQral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective oountries for appointmant tI9 the highest judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized oompetenoe in international law. Artide 3 I
137. The Court shalI oonsist of fifteen members, no two of whom may be' nafi.onals of the same state.
138. A person who fQr the purposes of mem • bership in the Court could be regarded as a national of morethan one state shall be 4e- Dżiennik UlStaw Nr 23 '- 275 emed to he a national of the one in which he ordinarily exercises civil and political rights. Article 4
139. The members of the Court shall be elected. b y the General Ass embly and by the Security Council frQm a list of perSQns nominated by the national groups in the Permanent Gourt of Arbitration, in acoordance with the folloo\-.ing provisiQns.
140. In the cas,e of Members oOf the United N ations not represented in the Permanent Comt of Arbitration, candida tes shall be nomi" nated by natiJonal groups appointed f,or this purpolse by their glOvernmen ts under the same conditions as those pires crib ed flOr members of the P ermanent Court of Arbitratioon by Artide 4'4 of the Conv;entiQn of The Hague IOf 1907 for the paófic setdement of internatilOnal disputes. ,
141. The r~oonditions unde r whkh a state whi!ch is a"party to the present Statute but is not a lVlembe:r of the United Nations may participa te in ef.ecting the m embers of the Gourt 's hall, in the abse nce of a spfXial a g reement, he laid down by the Genel'al Ass,e mbly upan recommendation' of t:J,e Securtty Goo!llcil. Artide 5
142. At least threemonths befoOre tbie date of the el,ectioOn, the Secretary-General of the U nited N ations shall actqress a written requ es t to the members of the ' "Permanent Court of Arbitrat~on belonging to the states which are parties to the present S tatu cIe, and to the m emhers of the natDonal groups appoint,e d under Article 4, paragraph 2; inviting them to undertake, wit hi n a given tirne, by national g110ups, the nlOmłna tioOrt cif persons in a position tiO accept the duties of a member of the Court.
143. No group may nominate more than foOur p ersons, not more than tW9 of whom shall be of their own nationality. Fn no case may the numher ofcandid-ates nominated by a group be m ore than ' doouble the n\lmber of seats to be filled. Artide 6 Bdo re making these nominations, each nadonal group is rocOlIIlmended t'O cOillsuIt its highest court of justice, its legal faoldties and schools of law, and its national academie.:;and national sections, of international academ1e$ devo tBd to the study of law. Article 7
144. The Secretary·General shall prepare a ' li~t in alphabetical order oOf aJ[ the persoons thus nominated. Save as provided in Artide 12, paragraph 2, thes.e shall be the ónly IJIersoru eligible. , Poz. 90
145. The Secretary~General shall submit ~ list to the General AssembIy and to th'e Secu- . rity COUllCil. ., Article 8 l The General AssembIy and the Security Coundl shall proceed independentlly of one another to eloct the member,;; of the Court. Artide 9 At every electian, the eleoCtors shalF bear in mind not only that the p ersons to he elected should individ'llaHy po5socss the qouallifications requ~red, but also that in the hody as a whole the rep:r:esentatio[l of the main: forms of civilization andof ~e principal legal systems of the world shou1d be assured. . Article 10 I
146. ThoOse candidates who obtain an absolute ma}ority of votes in the General ASSoCmlbly and in the Sec'llrity Council shall be considered
147. elected.
148. Auy v;ote oof the Security Council, whe. ther fur the election oof ju(i-ges oor for the aIl' pointrrnoent oOf mem:bers of the oontel'ooce envisag;ed in Artic1e 12.; shall be taken withl()ut any dłstinction between permanent and nonpel'manent members oOf the Security CounciI:. '
149. In the 6ve:nt I()f mare than one nadona! of the same state obtaining an abs!olute majo.. rity of the votes hoth of the General Assemblyl and ot the Security Coundl, the eldest o1i these _only shall be qonsidered as ellectal. r Artkle 11 If, afte'r the first meeting held ror th:e purpase oof the election, one oor more seats remain to be filled, a second and I if neceS'sary, a third mooting shall take place. Article 12
150. li, after the third meeting, one or more s'e ats still remain unfillled, a joint conference oonsisting of six memhers, three appointed ,by the General AssembIy and three by theSecuclty Coundl, may be formed at any time at the request of either the General AssembIy oOr ~he Security Counc il, for the purp05,e of choosl11g) by the vote of an ahsolute majority one name for each se at still va,c ant, to submit to the Gene rał Ass'embly and the Socurity Council for thcir respectiveacceptanoe.
151. If the joint conference is unanimously agreed UpO'l1 any person who ."fulfils t~e ~e­ qui red conditions, he may be ~mcluded.m ltS list, eV1en though he was not ~nclud~d m the list of nominations referred to ID ArtIcle 7;
152. If the joint oonference is s~tisfied that it will IlQt be su.ooessful in pr~urmgan e.ec.· / / DiIenmK UlSktw Nr 23 &.....; 276 ~ those lIllieIIllJb!ers of the Ccurt whJo hav,e a1readly 'bIoon electOO shalE, within a period !tJo be fixeld by the Secu-rity Council, Piroceeld ~ fiU the vacant seats by selecticn from among rthcse cand5Jdates who have obtained votes either im. the General Assembly or in 'the Security Ccl.lOCil. . .
153. In thie event of an . equality oi votes amoIng the judges, the eldest jud:ge shalI have IB. casting vote. Artkle 13 t. The members oi the Oourt shall be ~teId ror me years and may be ~e1etcted; provrilileid, blowever, that oi the judges docted at :ObJe first eiecticn, the rerms of-five judges J;hall expireat the end cf three years and the remns IOf five m(}re judges shall expire at the end IOf six years. . .
154. The judges whose terms .C\re tło expire at th:e end of the ooove-m[e!ntioned initiaJ. pericds of threle and six years shall be chiosen by lot to be drawu by the Secretary-General immediately after the first e1ection has boon P.OmJpleted.. .
155. The members cf the Court shall oontinue fu ijischarge their druties unti1 their plaoes have ooon b1Ied. Though replaced, they shaR finish any C3iS,es which they may have begun.
156. In the cas,e of the resiznation of a member IOf the Ooort, the resignation shall be ad'dresseid to the Presidient of the Court for transmi$ion to the Secretary-GeneraI. This las.t .lll!Otifica.tion makes the place vacant. Artiele 14 'I f Vacandes shall be fiUed by the sa~ methiod as that Iaid down for thle first election, fiubje.ct to the fcllQwing provision: the Secrelary-General shall, within one mQnth of lhe occurrence cf the vacancy, proceed to issue thle invitations provided for in Artiele 5, , and the datJe cf the electión shall be fixed by the Security 'CQuncil. Article 15 'A member cf the Court elected to replace a memJbe r wbos'e term of office has lllct expired 5hall hold office for the ramainder of his ~SIOr'\S te11ITl. ' ~ Article 16 l. No membeir of the Court may exercise Mll political or adrninistrative functicn, or engag,e in any Qther OccwpatiOlIl of a profes- ' sional nature.
157. Auy doubt on this point shall be settled by the decision Qf the Court. Artiele 17 ,
158. NQ membe r of the Coprt mayact as agent, c:ounsel, o.J;"'.adv!OC,a te inany case. ........ Poz. 90,
159. No. meanber may partidpate in the tiecision of any caSie in wh'ich he has previou.sly: ta1ren part as agent, oounsel, Ol' advocate . fo.r one.Qi the I?'arties, or as a member cf a. n~tionaI or mternati(mal oourt, or uf a CQmmlSSl'o n ot enquiry, or in any cther capacity.
160. Any dioubt on this point shali be settled by the decision of the Ccurt~ j Artiele 18
161. No membe r of the Courr can be dismisserl unless, in the unaillmoos opiniQn cf the other memhers, he has ceased to fulfil the required ooru.litiQns.
162. FCl1illal notificatiOlIl thel"oof shall be made to thre Secretary-General ' by the Regi strar.
163. This notification makes the place vacant. 4 Article 14) The members of the Court; when engage<ł bn the business of the Court, shall enjQYI diplomatic priviIeges and immunities. ) Artkle 20 Every rnember cl the Court shall, before tamg up his duties, make a solemn dec1aration in open oourt that he will exercise U. .powe,r s impartially and conscientiously. ' . Artiele 21 l. TheOourt shall.. elect its President and Vice-President for three years; they may be re-eleded. . I
164. The Ccurt shall appoint its Registrar, and may poovide for thle appointrnent of such cther cfficers as may be necessary. Artiele 22
165. The seat of the Court shalI be eStablished at The Hague. This, however, shall ' nQt prevent the Court from sitting and exercising its fUlIlctions elsewhere whenever thle Oourt oonsiders it desirable. ,
166. The President and the Registrar shall reside at the seat of the Court. Article 23 ,' l. The Oourt shall remain permanentI}'1 in session, except during the judicial vacations, the dates and du;ratiOlIl of which shalI be fixedJ by the Court.
167. Members of the Court are entitled 110 periQdic leave, the dates and duration of which~ shall be 'fiX'ed by theCcur_t, having in mind the distance hetween The Hague and the bome of each judge. •
168. Members of the Cóurt shall be boundi, un'le;Ss they are on le ave or preven~ed fmDli Dziennik Uistaw Nr 23 ---------------------- - 277 attending by illness or other serious reas.ons duly exp;Jained to. the President, to hold themselves ptermanently at the disposal of tbie; Court. Artide 24
169. U, for s.ome sptecial reas.on, a ttneinber of the C.ourt considers that he should not take part in the decision of a par'tkular case, he shalI SQ inf.orm the Pr,e sident.
170. If the President considers that for s.ome special r,e asonone of the members .of the CQurt should not sit in a particular case, he shalI give him notioe accordingly.
171. U in any such case the member o.f the Oourt and the Pre,s ident disagree, the matt<er shalI be settled by the decisiQn of the Gourt. Article 25
172. The fulI ' Gourt shalll sit except when it is expressly provided o.therwis,e in the present Statute.
173. Subject to the condition that the number of judges available to constituve the CQlurt is not thereby reduced helQw el;ev:en, the Rules of the Gourt may provide for allowing oneor mo re ' judges, acoording to circumstances and in rotatiQn, tQ be dispensed frQm sitting.
174. A quorum of nine judges shalI suffioe to. cQnstitute the Gourt. Artkle 26
175. The Court may horn time tQ time form one Qr more chambers, cQmposed .ot three Ol" m ore juclges as the CQurt may de te nnine, f.or dealing with particular categories ot cases; :lior e xample, labor cases and cases relating ,tlO transit and communicatioot1s.
176. The Court may at any time fQrm a cha mber for clealing with a particular case. The numb er .ot judges to constitrute such a chambe r shalI be detenn~ned by the Court with the approval o f the parties.
177. Cases sha11 be heard and de termined by the chambers provided for in this Artide if the parties so request. Artide 27 A judgment given by any of the' cham bers provided fQr in Articles 26 and 29 shalI be considered as rendered' by the Court. Artide 28 The chambers provided :lior in ArticIes 26 and 29 may, with the consent of the parties, sit and exercise their functiQns elsewhere than at The Hague. ao Article 29 With a view to the speedy <lespatch of business. tobe.Ooul1; ~lW1" fo.l1ll ~lfya ~ha.m.- .1 - / - # . \ PQz.90 ber· comptOsed of five judges which, at the requC'st of the parties, may hear and determine cases by summary procedure. In additiJon, tw'O judg:es shall be selected fQr the purpose oLi replacing judges whQ find it impQssible to sit. Artide 30
178. The Court sha11 frame rules f'Or carrying out its functiJons. In partiaular, it sha11 Ila}'1 d,own rules o.f prooedure.
179. The Rules of the Oourt may provide :l)or assesstOrs ttO sit with the CQurt 'Or with any] of its chambers, without the right t'O votle. I ' • Ar,ticIe 31
180. Judges of the nati'Onality of each ot the parties' shall retain their right t'O sit in dle case bdore the Oourt.
181. If the Court indudes upon the Bench' a judg.e of the nat:uonality Qf 'One of the parties, any Qther party may choose a .p'erson to sit as judge. Such p erson shall he chosen preferably f,wm among those persons .vho have been nominated as can didates as p110yided in Arlicles 4 a n d
183. If the Co.lut indudes upron the Bench mO' judge of the nationality of the parties, each ot these parties may pwceed tlO choose a judge as: provicled in paragraph 2 Qf this Artiele.
184. The provisions of this Artide shall aptply to. the cas'e Qf Artides 26 and
185. Insuch' cases, the President shall request .one or, if uecessary, two of the memhers of the CQurt forming the cham be r to give place tQ the ,; m emb ers Qf the CQurt of the nadonality lof the parties ooncerned. and, failing such, or if they are unable tQ be pr esent, to the judges specially chosen l?y the parties.
186. ShQuld there be ~ ever al parties in the same inte r est, they s11a11, fo r the pUl"pose ot the p rececling pl'ovision s , be reckonecl as one party onIy. Any clQubt upon th is point shall be Slettled by the decision .ot the Court. "
187. J udges chosen as laid down in paragraphs 2, 3, and 4 of this Article shalI fulfi] the' conditions required by Articjes 2, 17 (paragraph 2), 20, and 24 ot the present Statute. They shall take part in the decision on ternliS of cQmplete equality with their col/leagues. Artiele 32
188. Each member of theCourt shall reoeive an annual salary.
189. The President sha11 receiv,e ,a special annual allowanoe. \
190. The Vice-President shall r~ceive ~ sprecial allowance for every day on which he acts as President. •
191. The judges c~n under . Artic1e 31~ ()the,r~an m-emb~rs\oflhe Gourtl sl~all. ~eivo . • · ' '- Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 ------ Pm.90 278 Court. This proVlslOn shall not apply if such oornpe,nsatron for each day on which they state is bearing a share of the ęxpenses of, the exercise their functions.
192. These salaries, allowances, and com.pen- Oour~ Article 36 sation shall be fixed by the General Assemblly. They may not be decreased during the term
193. The jurisdiction of the Gourt CQl11pris cs of offi,ce. all cases whieh theparties ~efer to it and aU
194. The salary of the Registrar shalI be matters specially provided fur in the Charter fixed by the General Assernbly Oon the p'l'Oposal , of the U nited N ations or in treaties and eonof the OÓurt. ventions in foroe.
195. Regulations made by the General As
196. The stares parties to the present Statute s,embly shaU fix the condit~ons under whiJCh may at any time declare that they reoognize as Tetirement pel,1si'o ns may be giVlOO to memoers cQmpulslQry i p s o f a c t o and without special of the Oourt and to the Registrar, and . the agree1ment, in re' a :ion to any other s tate acccp toonc1itirons under which me;nbers of th~ C'Ourt ing the same obligation, the ' jurisdietionof and the Registrar shall havle their trav,e ling the Gourt in all legaF disput,e s e'Oncerning: expens-es refunded. a. the interpretation of a tr'eaty;
197. The ahove salaries, allowances, and c omb. any questi01Il of int,ernational law; pensation shall h e free 'Of aU taxation. c. the existenee of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of Artiele 33 an international obligation; , The expe nses of the Court shall be b.orne d.' the nature or extent of the reparation by the U nited Nations in such a manne r as to be made for the breach of an internashall b e dtecided by the Gene ral Assembly. tiona.l obligation . .". ,
198. The declarations referred to above may CHAP TER II be made unconditionally or on condition of reciprocity on the part of several or certain COMPETENCE OF THE COURT states, or for a eertain timc. Artic1e 34
199. Such declarations shaU be deposited
200. Only states may be parties in cases with the Se cretary-General of the United N ations, who shall transmit oopies thereof tIQ the before tile Court. parties to the Statute and tlO the Registrar of
201. The Court, subj'c ct to and in conformity the Court. ' with its Rules,may request of pubIic interna
202. Declarations made under Article 36 ol tional organizations inrormation I'elevant t iG, the Statute of the Permanent Court of Internacases bre:6ore it, and shali receive such inrorroation presented by such organizations on their tional Justice and which are still in force shalI be dee med, as between the partiets to own initiative.
203. \Vhcnever the oonstruct1on of the oonsti- the p'resent Statute, to be aoceptances of the oomp'lllsory jurisdictii()[l of the IlI1t ernational tueąt instrument of a pulblic international organizat10n or of an international oonVJelI1tiOO1 Court of Justice f,or the period which they stil1' acLopted the reunder is in question in a case have to run and in accordance with their terms.
204. In the eVlent of a dispute as to whether befor-e the Oourt, the Registrar shall &0 notify the Oourt has jurisdict:uon, the matte r shall be the public international organizati'On concerned sett1ed by the decision of the Court. and shall oommunicate to it copies of aU th~ written pTooeedings. Artiele 37 Article 35 Whenev1er a treaty or oonvention in force
205. The Court shall be open to the states provides for refe rence of a matter to a tribunaE to have heen IDstituted by ~he League of Nap:l:rties to the present Statutle. tions, or to the Perma:nent Coort of Interna
206. The conditions under which the Court tional Jus dce , tbie matter shall, as hetween the shall be open to other states shal~, subject to the special pI1ovisions oontained in treaties in partiels t lO the prese:nt Statute he lieferred ' to the International Court of J'llstice. • furce, be laid down by tOO Sec uri t y Council, but in no case shall such conditi,ons place ~he ' Article 38 parties in a -posit'ion of inequality before the Gourt. ,
207. The Gourt, whose function is re decide
208. When a state which is not a Member of ' in a-w ordance with international ' law such disput-e s as are submitted to it, shall apply: ' the U nited N alions is a party to a case, the Court shall fix the amount which that party a. intemational oonven~. wllether is to contribute towards the expeńses of the gene,1ial Ol' particular, est:ablishing ru~ t ",.-- .- , ./ ~- "~ ': ~ ':,' ,!<r.< 'j " ". ~ 279 .- Poz. 1)(1 ~~~~~--~~------------------------------------~--~-------- Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 expIlessly rooognized by the oontesting sattes; b. international custJOm, as evidence of a g'eneral practice accepted as law; c. the general principles of law l'ecognized by civiliz,e d nations; d. subject to the provisions of Artide 59, judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly qualified p'llblicists of the various nati!ons, as subsidiarymeans fur the deter:minaHon of rules of law.
209. This provision . shall not prejudice the power of the Court to decide a case ex aequo et bono. if the parties agr:ee thereto. CHAPTER III PROCEDURE Artide 3'9
210. The official langua~es of the Court shall be Fl'ench and English. If the parties agre,e that the case shall be conduct,e d in French, the judgment shalI be deliver,ed in French. If the parties agree that the case shall be oonduct,e d in English, the judgrnent shalI be deliv,e red in English.
211. In the ' absenoe of an agreement· as to which languag,e shall be employed, e<l1ch parfy may, in the pl,e adings, use the langua~e wmch it prefers; the decision of the Court shall be given in French and English. In this C<l1se the Court s hall at the same time determine which IOf the two t,exts shall he considered as authoritathne.
212. The Court shalI, at the request of any party, authorize a language other thanFrench lOr English to be used by l.'hat party. Artide 40
213. Cases are brought before the Court, as the case may he, either by the notifkation IOf the spedal agl'eement Ol' by a written applicanon addl'essed to the Registrar. In either case the su'bj,ect of the disp'llte and the partioesi shall be indkatle d.
214. The Registrar shall fo·r thwith oommu:rUcare the application to aU COJloemed.
215. He shall also notify the Members of the United N ations through the Secretary~GeTIteral, and also any other states entitled to appear befol'le the Oourt. . Artide 41
216. The Court shal1 hav,e the power to indicate, if it considers that circumstances so requil'le, any provisional measures which ought 110 he taken to pręlierve the respe.ctive rights of either party.
217. Pending the finąl dedsi()n, notice of the measures suggested shall furthwith he. given to the. parlies and to the Security C()uncil. Article 42 I
218. Tohe parties shal1 be repvesented by! agents.
219. They may have the assistance of c()Ullsel or advQtcates before the Gourt.
220. The agents, CloUllsel, and advocates IQ~ parties before the C()urt shall enjoy the privileges and immunities necessary to the inda!o' pendent exercise of their duties. Artide 43
221. The p l1QIoedluire Ishall OOIllsiJSt of tWlO parts, wdtt,en and oral.
222. The written prooeedings shalI oonsist of the communicatioon to the Court and to the parti!es of memorials, oo'Ullter"memorials and~ if nec:essary, replies; also all papers and! d!ocuments in support.
223. These ' communications shalI be mad~ throug h the Registrar, in the ovder and within the time fixed by the Gourt.
224. Aoertified oopy of every documerrt pl'Oduced by one party shall be oommunicated to the other party.
225. The orał proceedings shalI consist ot the hearing by the Gourt of witnesses, eXple.r.tsr agents, oounsel, and advocates. Article 44 l. FlÓr the servioe of alI notices upoIlI persons other than the agents, oounsel, and! advocate s, the Court shall apply direct to the gov,ernment of the state upion wnose tleliritory the IlJotioe has to be served.
226. The same provision shali appily whenever steps are to , be taken to proceJ.'Ilre evi(lle!nc~ on the ,splOt. I ArtiCIe45 I The hearing shali be under the oontrol of the PresiJc1ent or, if he is unab1e to' presid'ei~ of the Vioe-President; if neither is a:ble to preside, the senio:r juJdJg.epl'lesent shali plOOSidJel. Artide 46' The hearing iIl1 COUIt shall be publib) unless the Oourt sha.ll dle did e othe:rwise, lOr: unless the parties dJe,mand that the public be 11IOt admitted. A:rtiicl~ 47 I
227. Minutes shall bIe made at each hearin~ and signed by the Registrar and the Presidlent. ' .
228. 'Jh~:e m.Uw:~ alonę ~hall beau:theAtlq. , " ~'k UlSmW Nr ,Z3 ' ';;';;;:, 280 ' ~ Article 48 The Oourt shall make orders ror llie o:mduct of the case, shall decide theform and time in whkh each party must conclude its arguments, and ma1re all arrang,ements oonnected with the taking of evidence. Artic1e 56 I
229. The judgment shalI state the reas·ons on which it is based.
230. It shall contain the names of the judges who have taken part in the decisiqn. , Article 57 Ii the judgment does not represent in woole or in part the unanimous opmlOn Qf the judges, any judge shall be entitled to deliver a seperate opinion. : Article 49 i The Court may, even before the hearing Ibegins, call upon the agents to produce any document or to supply any explanations. FormaI note shall be taken of any refusal. ! Article 50 The Court may, at any time, entrust any !individual, body, bureau, commission, or other organization that it may seleet, with the task of earrying out an enquiry or giving an expert opmian. Artide 51 \ . ( I During the hearing any relevant questions iare to be put to the wi,tpesses and experts t1nder the conditilOns laid down by the Court in ~he rules of.,procedure referred to in Article
231. Artide 52 i ' lUter tbe Court has receiv·e d the proofs . land evidmce within the time specified for the purpose, it may l'efuse to accept any further oral or wńtten evidence that one party may desire to present unless the other side consem.ts. >. Article 53 .I! i l. Whenever one of the parties does not lapipear before the Court, or fails to defend its case, the other party may caIl upon the Court to decidie in favor of its clairn.
232. The Court must, before doing 50, satisfy titself, not only that it has jurisdiction in ,acoordance with Articles 36 and 37, but also that the claim is well founded in fact and llaw. Article 54 - I l. When, subject tlO the control of 'the Court, the agents, counseł, and advocates have oompleted their presentation of the case, the P~esident shall declare the hearing clIosed'.
233. The Court shall withdraw to consider ;the judgment. .
234. The deliberations of the Court shall take place in private and remain secret. Article 55 I I
235. AIl questions shaU be decided by a majority of the judges present. 2 In the event of an equality oi votes, the Preside:nt or the judge who .acts in his Rlac~ Jihall have a ~ting v!O~~ I Article· 58 f , The judgment sha11 , be . signed by the President and by the Registrar. I t sha11 be read' in 0p'en court, due notice having been given to the agents. Article 59 The decision of the u>urt has no binding force excep't between the parties and in relSp'ect of that particular case. Artide 60 The judgment is final and without appeal. In the event of disp'ute as to the meaning or ocope of the judgment, the u>urt shalI construe it upon the request of any party. Article 61 l. An application for revision of a judgmentmay be made only when it is based upon the disc.overy oI some fact of such a nature as to be a decisive factor, which fact was, when the judgment was given, unknown tQ the Court and als.o t.o the party claiming1 revision, always provided that such ignorance was not due 1'0 negl~gence.
236. The pI:oceedings for revision shall be opened by a judgment of the Court expressly recording the existence of the new fact, reoognizing that it has such a character as tQ lay the case open to revision, and declaring the application adrnissible on this ground. I i
237. The Court may require p'revious compliance with the terms of the judgment beforel it admits plr,oceedi~gs in revisiQn. • ! ,
238. The applicati.on for revision must be made at latest within six months of the discovery of the new facto
239. No application for revision may be made after the lapse of ten years from the date of the judgment. Artide 62 I
240. Shou~d a state consicller that it has au interetst Qf alegal 'Ilature which may be affected by the decision in the case, it may submit a ~equest to the Court to be pennitted :to inter;., Y~" Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 -" 281
241. I t shali be. for the CQurt to decide upon this request. I Article 63
242. Whenever the oonstruction. of a conventilon to which states Qther than those ooncemed in the case are parties is in questi()n, the Registrar shall notify aU such statJes forthwith. ,
243. Every stare sa notified has the right to . interv.erne in the p'roceedings; but if it uses this ńght, the oonstruction given by the judgment will be equaUy binding upon it. Article 64 U nless otherwise decided by the Oourt, e~ch party shali bear · its Qwn OO5t
244. CHAPTER IV ADVISORY OPINIONS Article 65
245. The CQurt may gh-,e an adviSi()ry opinion lOn any legaJ questi()n at the request ()f what,e ver b()dy may be authorired by lOr in accoroanoo with the Charter Qf · the United NatitOns ID rnake such a request.
246. Questions upon which the advis,ory opiniQn Qf the Court is asked shalI be laru before the Court by means Qf a wńtten r'e quest oontaining an exa'c t statement Qf .the questiOill upon which an Qpinion is rt:guired, and acoompanied by aU documents likefy .to throWl light upon the question. Article 66
247. The Registrar shall furthwith give notice IOf the request ror an advisory opinion to all states eiltiiled to appear before the Oourt.
248. The Registrar shall aIs-o, by means IOf a special and direct communication, notify any state entitled to appear befQre the Court lOr international organizatilOn coIlSideredby the Gourt, or, should it not be sitting, by thet President, as likely to be able to fumishl information lOn the questiQll, that the Court will be prepared to roceive, within a time limit to be fixed by the President, wńtten statements, lOr to h ear, at a p'ublic sitting to be held fur the purpose, 'Orał statements relating to the question.
249. Should any such state entitled to appear, before the C'Ourt have failed 00 l"eOeive thei Poz. 90 special communicati:on ref,erred to in para. grapih 2 of this Article, such state may express a desidere to submit a written statunent lOr 1Jc> be heard; arid the Court will deddle.
250. States and 'Organizations having presented written lOr 'Orał statements 'Or both shalł be pel1rnitted t'O oomment on the statements maJcle by Qther states 'Or Qrgamzations in the fmiln, to the extent, and within the time limits which! the C'Ourt, lOr, should it nQt be sitting, tha President, shall decide in each particular case. Accordingly, the Registrar shall in due time oornmunicate any such written ·statements tlO states arid 'Organizations having subrnittieJdl similar statements. Article 67 The C'Ourt shalI delivel' its advisor~ opi.niQns in open oourt, notic'e havi~ b'een given to the Secretary-General and to th~ reptresentatives of Members of thle United NatiJons, of Qther s"tates and 'Of · in'teI1niatii'On:ałi 'Organizati'Ons immed'iately OO,l1CelUled. Article 68 In the exercise of its advisory runct10ns the ClOU rt shali further be guided by th~ pl1Ovisions 'Of the present Statute which applYi in contentiQuscases t'O thę extent to which it reoognizes them to be applicah~. i l CHAPTER V AMENDMENTr Article 69 , I Amendments to the pTesent Statute shalI be effected by the same procedul'e as is pl10vided by the Charter Qf the U nited N ations fur amendments to that Charter, subject however to any p1'ovisiQns which the Genera~ Asserribly upon recommendation of the Socuńty, C'Ouncil may ad()pt ooncerning the participation· Qf states whichare parties to the present" . Statute but are n'Ot Members of the Unitled ' Nations. Artide 70 i The CQurt shali ha VJe power t'O p110pose' soch amendments to the present Statute as. it may deem necessary, through wńtten clOmmurucations to the Secretary-General, for cou-. sideration in aOnfo()liffiity with the .provisiO!l1lSi Artide
251. - Dziennik . Ustaw Nr 23 ~ 282 Poz. 90 CHĄRTE DES NATIONS UNIES INOUS, PEUPLES DES NATIONS UNIES RESOLUS a preserver les generations fufures dfU fleau de la guerre qui deux fois en l'espace d 'une vie humaine a inflige a l'humanite d 'indicibles souffrances , a proclamer a nouveau no tre foi dans les droitls f.ondamentau x de l 'h omme, d ans la dignite et la valeurde J'a personne humaine, dans l'egalite de dmiJ;; d es h~mmes et des femmes, ainsi quedes nations, grand es et pztites, a creer les oonditions necessaires au maintien de la justice et du respect des obligations nees des traites et autres sources du droit international, a favoriser le pl'ogres sodal et instaurer de meilleures cond itions de vie dans uoe liberte plus grand e, ET A CES FINS a p'ratiquer la tolerance, a vivre en paix l'un avec l'autre dans un eSp'rit de borr voisinage, a u n],r nos f,orces pour maintenir la paix et la securite int'e r ilationales, a Clicoep'ter des pri.'lcipes et instituer des methodes zarantiss ant qu'il ue sera pas fait usage de la f.or : e des armes, sauf dans l'interet oommun, a r ecDu rir aux insti tutions int'e rnationales pour favoriser le prog res economique et sodal de to us les peupl'e s, ~VONS DEC IDE D'ASSO CIER NOS EFFORTS POUR R EALlSER CES DESSEINS En oorrsequenoe, nos Gouvernements ,r espectifs, par l'intermecliaire de leurs l'epres entants, reuini!S en la viHe de San Francisco, et munis de p'leins p'ouvoirs reconous en bonne et clue f,o rme, ont adopte la presente Charte des N ations U nics et etab lissent p ar les pres entes une Drganisation internatioaale qui prendra le nom cle N ations U ni es. CH A PITRE I BUTS ET PRINCIPES Art:id~ 1 L es Buts des N ations U nies sont les SUlvants:
252. Maintenir la pa ix et la securite internationales et ą. c ette fin: prendre des mC!surelS: collectives dficaces en vue cle prevenir et: d 'ecarter les menaces a la paix et de reprimer '00 u t Clicte d'agress10n DU Cliutre rupture de la paix, et realiser, par des m~ye ns pCłiCifiąUIC S, conformement aux p,rincipes de la justice et du droit internationa l, l'ajustem ent o<u Je reglement cle cl],fferend:s OlU de situ ations , cle caractel'e interna :i onaI, '3 u soeptibles de mener. a une rupt'Ul1e de la paix; .
253. Devdopper entre les natiJorrs cles relations ' amica1es fondees sur le respect du princip'e de l'egalite de dl'oits des peupJ!es et de leur cll'oit a disptoser d'eux-memes, et prendre toutes autres mesures propres a con:solider la paix du monde;
254. Realiser la coQperation internationaJe en resolvant les prlOblemes internationaux . d'o rdl'e oconQmioue. so·ciaL intel1ectuel ou humanitaire, e:n developpant et en encourageant le r espect des droits de l'homme et d es Jibertes fonda;menta1es pour tous sans clis tinction de race, de s'exe, de langue QU de r eligion;
255. Etre Uli centJ:1e ou s'harmonisent les efforts des nations vers ces fins COim munes. ' Article 2 L'Organisation de.'? Natiions Unies et ses Membres, dans la potlrsuirte des Buts enonces a l'artilcle 1, doivent agir co nfQrmement aux Principes sUlvants:
256. L'OrganiJsation est foncl ee surle principe de l'egalite souveraine de tous ses lVIembres.
257. Les Membres de l 'O rganisatio n, afin d 'assurer a tous la jouissance des droits et avantages resultant de leur qualite de Membrc, doivent rempEl' cle houne foi! les obligadons qll'ils Dnt assume,es aux termes cl,e la presente Chart,e.
258. Les lVIembms de l'OrganisatiDn reglent leu rs differends internatiJonaux par des 1110yens pacifiques, de telle maniere que la paix et La securite internationales ainsi que la justice ne s'oient pas mises en danger.
259. Les Membl1es de l 'Organisation s'abstiennent, dans leurs relations iJnternationale s, de reoourir a la m enaoe ou a l'emp'loi de la force, 510it oontre l'integrite territoriale O'll l 'independance politiqu'e de tout Etat, soit cle toute autre maniere inoompatiJble avec les Buts des Nations Unies.
260. Les MembJ:1e:s de l'Organisation clonnent ceUe-ci p1eine assłstance dans . toute action entl'epris,e par e lle confol1mement aux dispositions de la pre:sente Charte et s'abstie nnen t de preter as:sistance a un Etat oontre lequel l'Organisation entl1epl'end une actiJon preventive ou ooercitive.
261. L'Organisation fait en smte qUe les E tats qui ne s,ont pas lVIembres des N atians U nies agisS'ent oonformement a c es Principe s dans la m esure necessaire au maintiJen cle la paix et de la s ecurite internationales.
262. Aucune diJspositiloo cle la presente Charte n' autorils,e les N ati,ous U nies a interv-enir clans des affaires qui relev,e nt essentiJellement de la cOJl1petence nationale d'un Etat ni n'oblige les lVIembres a soumettre des affaires cle ce genre a une proceclure de reglement aux termes de la presente Charte; toutefois ce principe a ./ D _Zl_ 'eE!~~k Ustaw Nr 23 ---,,....-_ _ _ _ _ _--:-2_8_3__----_ · ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _._ _ _ _ _---'--Poz. gO ne porte en r~Bn atteinte a l'applicatiołl des mesures de ooercition prevues au chapitre VII, . CHAP ITRE I I MEMBRES Article 3 Sont Membnes ongmaires des N atious Unies Les Etats qui, ayant partiópe a la Gonference des Nations Unies pour l 'O rgams ation Internationale a San Francisco oru ayantanterieurement signe la Dedaratkm d es N atiol1JS Unies, en dat:e dru l-er janvier 1942, signent la presente Charte et la ratifient conformement a l'article
263. Article 4
264. Peuvent dlevenir Membres des N ationsUniels tous autres Etats padfiqu es qui acceptent les obligation;; .de la pres,e n te Charte e t, au jugement de l 'O rganis.ation, sont capaMes de les r'e mplir et disposes a le faire.
265. L' admission comme lV1-embre d es N ations Unies de t011t Etat remplissant ces conditions se fait par decision d,e l'AssembIee Generale sur ' reoommandat~on du Gonsleil de Securite. l L Article 5 I i' Un Membre de l'Organisation oontre lequel une action preventive ou coercitive a ele entr·eprise par le Gonseil de S eourite, peut etre suspendu par 1'Assemblee Generale, sur reoommandation du. Conseil de Securite, de l 'exe rcice d.es droits et privileges inherents Gl la qualite de Me:mbre . L'exer-cice de ces droits et privileges p eut etre retabli par le Conseil de Seourite. , ! CHAPITRE IV ASSElVIBLEE GENERALE Composition Artide !9
266. L'Assemble'e, G enerale se compose de tous les M·embJ:1es d es Nations Unies.
267. Chaque Membre . a cinq . repres.entant~ au plus a l'Assemblt~'e Generaie., Fonctions et Pouvoirs Article 10 L 'Assemblee Generale perut discute r toutes q'llestions ou affaire.s rent rant d ans le cadro de la presente Charte ou se rappo rtant aux pouvoirs et f'0ncti-ons cle l'un quelconque des: organes preV'lls dans la p rese.nte Charte, et, sous res·e r ve cles disposit~ons de l' article 12, fOI1l11'Uler sur ces questions ou affaires des reoommandations aux Membres die l 'Organisa. tion des Nations Unies, 'au Conseil de Securite, o u aux lVI embres de l 'Organisation et au Conseil de Securite. Article 11 l. L'Assemblee Generale peu t etudie r les, principe s generaux de coope ration pour le; maintien dle la paix e t d:e la securite interna .. t~onales, y ' c'0mpris les p-rincipes regissant le; d es armement et la reglementation des armements, et faire, sur ces principes" des r·ecommandati'0ns soit au ie Membres de l'Organisa ~ tion, soit au C'0ns,eil de S ecurite, soit . aUle Membres de l'Organisati'0n et au Conseil de Securite. I
268. L 'As,s,emb l ć e Generale p eut discuter • Artide 6 routes -questions se rattachant au maintien de Si un Membre d,e l 'OrganisatiJon enfreint la paix et de la securite inte rnatio nales, clont de maniere p ersistan te les Principes enonces eUe aura ete saisie par l'une queloonque d es d ans la presente Chart-e, il p eru t et re exclu N ations Unies, o u par Je Conseil de S ec uri tć, de 1' Organisat~on par l'Assemblće Generale sur ou par un Etat qui n 'est pas Membre de l 'O rganisa t~on, conf'0rmement a'llX dispositions r ecommandation du Conseil de Securite. de l'artide 35, paragraphe 2, et, sous reserve CHAPITRE III de l 'artide 12, faire sur toutes questi ons d e ce OR GANES genre d es r ecommanclations soit a l 'Etat nU • aux Etats intć res s ć s , s'0it au Gons eil de Article 7
269. 11 est c ree comme organes principaux S ecu rite, soit aux Etats et au Gonseil de tle l 'O rganisation cl:es Nations Unies: une As - S ćcurit e . T'0ute question cle ce g enre qui ar· sembl ć e Generale, ,'lin Gons,e il de Securite, un . peUe uhe actiJon est r,envoyee au Con'3eil cle Securite par l' Assemblee Generale, avant ou Gonseil Economique e t Social,un Cons,eil de [ IT uteUe, une Gour Internationale de Ju stice apres cliscu ssion.
270. L'Assem blee Generale peut attirer l,'attenet un Secretariat.
271. Les organes subsidiaires qui se revele- tion clu Cons·eil de Securite sur ks situations, raient neoelssaires p'0urront etre crees 'confor- qui semblent devoir mettreen danger la paix et la seourite internatronales . mement a la presente Charte. ! !
272. Les pouvoirs de l' Assemblee General~ Artide8 enumeres dans le present article ne limitent . A'll(:une restriction ne sera łmposee par pas la portee generale de l'article
273. l'Organisation a l'acd~s des hommes et des Article 12 femmes, dans des oonditio.ns egales, a routes les fonctio ns, dans ses organes principąux et sub· '. " ' l ..Tantque)e Con~il de . Securit6 rempiliJt; sidiaires, ,J'e,garq' : d~,~'Il:.'l' ~itferend ou d'une ~ituatiloll ! I a Dziennik UłStaw Nr 23 284 q'llelco~que, les fonctions . qui Iw . sont attribuees par la presente Charte, l' Assemblee Generale ne d.oit faire aucune recommandatiJcm sur 'c e diffćrend .oU cette situatilon, a moins que Ie C.onseil de Securite ne le lui! demande.
274. Le 5ecretaire General. avec l'assentim.ent di\! Conseil de Socurite, p orie a la connaissance de l ' Ass-emblee Generale, I.ors de chaque session, les affaires relativ,es au maintien de la pailx et de la socurite internationales dom s 'oCC'u:pe le Consle il de Securite; hl 'a vise de m eme l' Ass'e mblee Generale ou si l' Assemblee Generale ne siege pas, les Me~bres de. l'Organisation, des que le C.onsehl de Securite cess'e de s 'occupe r desdites .affaires. - . Poz. 90 des chapitres XII et XIII; entre allties, elle approuve les ~ooor<1s dJe Tutelle relatifs aux zones nQn desiignees comme 'r ones strategiqu::s.' Artid~ 17
275. L'Assembl6e Generale examine et ap. pI'OUve le budget dle l'Organisation.
276. Les depenses die l'Organisationsont supIJ:Ort6es par les Membres selon la repartiti.on . flxee par l' Assemblćc Generale.
277. L' Assemb1ćc Generale examine et al'pr?uve tous arrangements finaciers et budgetaues passes avec les insdtuti.ons specialisees visees a l'artide 57 et examine les budg.e ts administratirfs desdites institurt:ions en vue de lw'r adresser db; reoommandations. Article 13 V.ote
278. L'Assemblee Generale pro'loque des Artide 18 etudes et fait des reoommandations en vue de:
279. ChaqUJe membre "de l'Asse.mblee Genea.develoP'P'er la cooperation internatilonale dans le cLomaine politique et encoura- rale dispose d 'uae VQix.
280. Les docisions de l' AssembIee Generale ger le d evel.oPpement p rogr-essif nu droit slUr. le~ questiollS ~por~antes sont prises a la int,ernational et sa oodification' . b. dev'e 1opper la oooperation' inte rnat:uo- maJ10nte des d.eux-tIe,r s des u1Jembres ' presents . et votant. SQnt considerees oomn1<e questiQns nale dans les domaines economiqu.o social dle la oułture inteUectueUle et de l 'ed~cation: Impo rtantes: les reoornmandatiQns r.elatłves au de la sante pUiblique, et faciliter pour maintieu d'e la pa~x et de la securite int,e rnatous, sans distinction de race, qe sexe, de tion ales, l'el'C1cti,on des membres non permanents du Conseil cLe Securite, ' l'election des langue ou de religion, la j.ouissance des membres du Consell Eoonomique et Sodal droits de l'homme et des libertes fondal'ćlection des memhr,es dtu Conseil de Tuten~ mentales. oonformement aJU paragrapihe 1 c dle l'article
281. Les autres respon's abilites, fonctions et P.ouV'Oirs de l' Asse'mblee Generale, relati- 86, l'admission de nouveau~ Memhres dans vement aux questi.ons menti.onnees au para- l'Organisation, la suspens~on des droits et pri" graphe 1 b ciodessulS s·ont enonces aux chapitres vi1e~es de Membres, l'exdusi.on de Membres, les questions r elatives au f'onct~()nI}ement du IX et X. regime de Tu tel1e et les questions budgettt ~r e s. Article 14
282. Les decisions sur d'autres questiJOns, y, Sous res,e rve des d1sDlosit:uons de Particle compris la determinat:Uon de nouvelles cate,12, l'Assemblćc Generale! peut reoommander gories de qUiestions a tranche r a la major:i!te ~ e s les mesures propres a assurer l'ajustement deux·tiers, s'o nt prisles a la majorite des mempacifique de toute situation, quelle qu'en S.oit . bres presents et votant. l'origine, qui ·lui semble de natUl'e a nuire Artic1e 19 au ~ien general ou a oompromettre les relations Un Membre des Nations Unies en retard a,?uca1es entre nations, y compris les situations rEwltant d 'une infraction aux disoositions de dalls. l.e paiement de sa contribution aux depcnla pres'e nte Charte .oU sont enonc'es les Buts s es, de l'O rgani sation ne p eut p-art~:::iper au et les Principes des NatilOns Unies. vote a l'Ass·e mbl6e GenĆl·a:le si le montant de ses arrieres est egal ou supćrieur la oontri!Article 15 butiQn due par lui póul' les deux annęes COmplet,e s ecoulees. L'Assembl6e Generale peut
283. L'AsslembIee Generale re<;:oit et etudie neanmoins a'lltoriser ce Membre a participer les rapports annuels et les rapport3 spćdaux du au vot,e sj; eHe constate que 1e manquement Conseil de Secunte; ces rapports comprennent est dO. a des ciroonstancec; independante5 de UH com;pte·rendu d es mesures que le Gons'e ll sa vo1onte. d:e Securite a d'ecidće5 OU prises pom maintenir Pr.ocedure la pa:i!x et la s60Uirite internationales.
284. L'Assemblćc Generale re<;oit et etudie Artide 20 l~s rapplOrt>s dies autres organes de l'Organisa-L' AssembIće Generale tient une session tlono annuelle reguliere et, lorsque les ciroonstances Artide 16 l'exigent, deIs sC5sions extraordinaires. Celles·d L' Assemblee Generale remplit, en ce qui sont . convoquees pai Ie Secretaire Generał sur oonCerne Je regime international de futel!e la demande d:u Conseil de Socurite ou de la lu; fonctions qui lu] sońt devolues en vert~~ maj.orite des Membres des N a tion s Unies. a Dziennik Ustaw Nr 23 285 P~. 9Q ~----~.----------------------------------------~ Artide 21 Con:seil de Seowrite oonrormement la pre..: L' Assemblee Generale etablit son regle- se:nte Charre. Artic;:1e 26 ment interieur. Elle d esiJgne son Pn~sident pour chaq'llle session. Afin de favoriser l'etabliJs'Sement et le Article 22 maintien de la paix et de la soourite internat10nales en ne detoiU!rnant vers les a11Il1Jements. L' Assemblee Generale peu.t creer les organes subsidiaiJres qU'el1e juge neoessail"'es a que le minimum des resSI(}U'roes humaimes et economiqUJes dit monde, le Gons,eil de Securi!te l',e xercice de ses foncti,ons. est charge, avec l'assistanoe diU Comite d'EtatMajor prevu a ParticIe 47, d' elaborer des plans CHAPITRE V qu:i seront soumis aux Membres de l'Organisa.. CONSEIL DE SECURITE uon en vue d'etablir un systetne de reglementa.. C'Omp'Ositi'On tion des annements. . Article 23 Vote
285. Le Oons,e il dJe Securite se oomp'Os'e de onze Me.mbres de l'Organisation. La Republi!ArtiJcle 27 que de Chine, la Frahoe, l'U nlon des RepubliJ· . .
286. ChaqlUJe membre du Conseil de Securite ques Sovietiques SociJa liste s, le R'Oyaume-Uni di:spiosle d'une voix. de Grande-Bl1etagne et d'Irbnde dlu Nord et
287. Les d6cisions diU ConsleiJl de S6curite sur les Etats -Unis d'Amerique sont membres per- des questions de procedure sont prises par manents du OonseiJl de Securite. ~ix autl1c:s un vote affiJrmatif dle sept membres. Membres de l'Organisation sont elus, a titre de
288. Les decisi'Ons du ConseiJl de Socurite sur. m'e mbres non permanents du Oonseil de Se- toutelS autres questions sont , prises par un cmite, par l' Assemblee Generale qui rient sp'e- vote affinrnatif de Sleiptt d!e ses memhres dans ' cialement oompte, 00 ptiemier lieu, clte la eon- lequiCl ront oomp'rises les voix de tous les tribution des Membl"es' die l'OrganisatLon au membre'S pe,p manents, etant entend/ll que, dangl, mai!ntien de la paix et de la seourite internatio- l es d eósions prilSes aUlX tel11Il1Je'S du chaplitre VI nales et au:x autre,s fins de l'Organisation, et et cliu praragrapihe 3 dJe l'artide 52, une partie . aUIs,si d'une rep'artitiJon geographique equitable. a un diff6rend s'abstient de vobert.
289. Le,> membI1es non permanents du C'Onseil de Securite sont elus poul' une p'eri'Ode d~. P roc ed~ure deux ans. Toutefois, lo'r s .n'e la premiere eleeArtide 28 ti'On des membre.s non permaments, trois se·
290. Le Gonseil dJe Seourite est orgamlSe de r'Ont elus plOur une p'eriode d'un ano Les ' mem· maniere a piouvoir exe roer ses functiJoos en btes so rtants ne soot pas immediatement reeliJ· pennanenoe. A oet effet, ehaqUJe memhre du gibles.
291. Chaq'llle membre du ClQuseil de Securite ' Gons.eil de SecUJrite dioilt avoir en tJout temp9J un r,epiresentant au siege de l'OrganisatiJon. a un re.presentant au Oonseil.
292. Le Conseil Se,cu1rite tiJent des reunions perilOdiqUJes auxquelles chacun dle ses memhres FlQnctions et P'Ouv ,o irs p e!Ut, s'il le desi~, se faiJre l1epres10 0ter par un Artide 24 memhre de slQn g"lOu,Vle'r nement ou par qUJelqu"
293. Afin d 'assurer l'action rap~de et efficace autre rep'n~s<entant s'P'ecialement designe . . de l'Organisation, ses Membres conferent au
294. Le Oonseil die Sec:tlJrite peut tenitr dJe·SI Oons:eil de S6cu:rite la l"'esponsabiJlite priucipale r eunions a torus endiroits. autres que le siJege de olU maintien de la paioc et de la securi(e interna- l'Organisation qU!'iJl j:u ge lJes pilill's propres aJ t10nales et reoonnaiss-ent qU'e n s'acquiJttant des faciliter sa tache. . dievoirs que lui iJmpos,e cett'e re splOnsabilite, le Artide 29 Oonseil de S6curite agit en leur nom. Le Conseil die Secwrit6 peut oree.r les orgaoi
295. DaIlis l'acoompłis-sement de ces devoirs, re Conseil de Securite agh oonfonrnement aux nelS subsic1iaiJres qu'il jlU~ nec!essail"'es a l!e~err' dcę de s.es functions. Buvs et Principes des NatiJons Un~es. Les pouvoirs spocifiqUJcs acool'des au Conseil dle SeArtide 30 purite ' pour lui permettre d'accomp'liJr /lesdits Dl..e Oonseil d\e Seourite 6tabliJt SOill regte,.;! devoirs slont definis auxchapitres VI, VII, ment interieUlr, dans lequel ił filce le morle VIII et XII. de d'esignation de oon. .President.
296. Le Conseil de Seourite slQumet pour examen des rapports annueis et, le cas ocheant, Artkle 31 tlielS rapports speciaux a l' Assle mblee Generale. Tout Mem'hredJe l'Organisation quiJ n'est! Artide 25 pas membre diu Cons,e il die Securit.e, ~t par-tkiper, sansdroirt: de vote, a la. d'lscU!sslon . d~ Les Memhres dJe l'Organisation oonvienn.ent d'acpepter et d'appliquer le~ decisi!ons du ttouŁe questilOn soumiseau CIDnseil die Secuinte, a • · Dzienru1c UlSfaw Nr 23 - 286' - chaque f~ que celni-ci estime que les intetets de ce Membre SQnt particulierement affectes. f:" Artiele 32 Tout Membre dleS Natioons Unies qui! n'est pas membre du Conseil de Securite O'U tQut Etat qui n'est pas Membre des NatiQns Unies, s'il est partie a U!Il diHerend examine par le CQnseil de Seouńte, est oonvie a participer, sans droit de vote, aux discussrons relatives a ce differend. Le Conseil de Securite detennine les conditiO'ns qu'ill estime juste de mettre a la participatkm d'un Etat qui n'estpas Membre dle l'Organisation. CHAPITRE VI REGLEMENT PACIFIQUE DES DIFFERENDS Article 33
297. Lesparties a toOttt differend dont la prolongatiO'n est s'llsceptible de menacer le maintien de la paix et de la seourite internatiQnales, doiventen rechercher la solution, ~l.Vant tout, par voie de negociati:m, d 'enquete, rle mediation, de conciliation, d'arbitrage, de re· glenient judiciaire, de ~OCO'Ut1S aux organismes pU acoordls regiQIlaux, QU par d'autres moyens !padfiques de leur choilx.
298. Le Consdl de Socuńte, s'ill le juge neoe:ssaire, invite le:s parties a regler l eur diffćrend par de tels mQyens. Article 34 Le CoIiseil de Socurite peut enqueter sur tout differend O'U toute situatron qui pourrait entrainer Uln desacoord entre nations on engendrer' UlIl differend, afin de def te rmine r si la prolongation de re differe:nd OlU de cette situatilOn sem:ble devQir menacer le maintien ne la paioc et de la sooll'rite internatiQnales. Artide 35
299. Tou1: M~bre dJe l'Organisation peut attirer l'atte:ntiQn du Conscil de Securite OlU (Je l' Assembl6e Generale sur uu differend O'U U!l1e situatiQn de la nature visee dans l'artic1e
301. Un Etat qui u'est pas Membre de l'Organisation peut att:iJrer l'attention du Conseil ide SeOUirite QU de l' Assemb16e Generale sur oout diffćrend auquel ił est partie, pourvu qu'il accepte prealablement, aux fins de ce differend, les QbligatiiOlIlS de reg1eroent pacifiqu1e prevues id'a ns la pres'e nte Charte.
302. Les actes de l' Assembl6e Generale Ii@l.ativement aux affaires portees a 50n attentkm en vertu du p!resent article sont 5O'Umis aux llislJ!oS i tilons des articles 11 et
303. Article 36 t.' Conse.il die S6curite peut, a tout mome!Ilt ae l'evolubond'un differend de la nature men- tionn6e a l'article 33 ou d'une Slituation analo-" c' ' . Poz. 90 gue, reoommandier les procooures QU mćthodes d'ajustement appropri6es.
304. Le Conseil de Securitedevra prendre en oonsidćration t()utes pflOcedures deja adoptees par les parties PQur le reglement de ce differend.
305. En faisant les recommandations prevues au present a rtic1e , le Conseil de Secunte doit , aJllssi tenir oomprte du fait que,d'uue mani~ r;e generale, les differen~ d'ordre juridique devraient etre soumis par les parties a la Cour InternatilOnale de Justice oonformemen.t aux dispositilons d'll Statut de la C()Ur. . Artiele 37
306. Si les parties a un diffćrend de la nature rnentionnee a l'article 33 ne reussissent pas a le regler par les moyens indiques audit ar.. tiele, elles Je soumettent au Conseił de Sćcunte.
307. Si le Conseil de Secunte estime que la prQlongation du differend semble, en fait, menacer le maiutien de la paix et de la seCUlrite internatiónales, ill dedde s'il doit agir en ap- ' plication de l'artide 36 <lU recommander tels termes, de reglement qu'il juge approprićS. Artiele 38 Sans prejudice des dispositions des articles 33 a 37, le Conseil de Securite peut, si toutes les parties a un differend le demandent, faire des recommandations a celles,ci en vue d'un reglement pacifique de ce diiferend. CHAPITRE VII ACTION EN CAS DE MENACE CONTRtE LA PAIX, DE RUPTURE DE LA PAIX ET D'ACTE D'AGRESSION Artiele ·39 Le CQnseil . de Securite oonstate l'ex]stence d'une menaoe contre la paix, d'une rupture de la paix QU d'un acte d'agression et fait des re.commandations cu d6cide quelles meSUl'es seront prises oonformement aiUX article's 41 et 42 pour maintenir QU retablir la paix et la s6curite internationales.. Article 40 Afin d'empOCher la situation de s'aggraver, le COlllseil deSecurite, avant de faire les roclQIffimandatrons ou .de decider des mesUl-es a prendre conformement a l'article 39, peut inviter: Les parties interelSSees a se oonfonner aUX mesures provisoires . qu'iJl juge necessaires ou · souhaitables. Ces mesures provisoires ne pre.. jugent en den les droits, les pretentions O'U la position des parties interessees. En cas de nQn exeautiO'n de ces mesures provisoires, le Conseil de S6curit6 tient dument oompte de cette dćfaillance. Article 41 Le Conseil de Securite peut d6cider quelleg, IDeIS~r~ n'impliquant PAA l'epl,ploi de la foJ"(:.e -=---_ik_U_is_ta_w_N_r_23_',_ _- -___- -,_-_28'1_ '__-_ __ ~_--_ _ _ __'___ _ p():Z; 90 -=Dzieno=--=-' annee doivent ~tre prises pour d!onner effet - , aeriennes immediarement utilisables en vue de a ses d6cisions, et peUlt iIlviter les Membresdes NatiQn5 Unres a apptliqUJer ces mesures. Celles-ci peuvent oomprendre l'interruptiton oomplete ou partieUedes relations 6oonomiques et des oommunications ferrovi!air~, maritimes, aeriennes, 'postales, teIegra.plhiques, radiio-electriques et des autres moyens de oommunicatioo. ainsi que la rupW're des re1ations diplomatiques. Article 42 Si le Conseil de Soourite estime que les meSIUres ptrevues a l'article 41 seraient iiIladequates ou qu"elles se sont revel6e~ telles, i!l1peut entreprendre, ou moye:n <fu force'.) aeriennes, navales ou terrestres, toute action qu'il juge nocessaire au maintilein ou au retablissement de la paix_ et de la secuTite iiIltemationales. Cett'e aqron pefUlt oomprendre des demonstrations, des mesunes de b19cus et d'autres operations executees par des rorces aeriennes, navales ou teTreStres de Membres des Nations Unies. Article 43
308. Tous les Metnhres dles Nations Umes, afin de oontriL'ller au ma:iJntien de la paix et de la s6curite inte,r na tionales, s'engagent a mettr'e a la disfolOsitron clu Conseil de S 6curite SiUr slOn invitatio ..'1 et confoI1ffiement a un ac cord special ou a des acoords sp6ciaux, les rorces armees, l'assistance et les facilites, y compris le droit de passage, n6cessaires au ma:intien de la paix et de ·la s60urite iiIltem.ationales. 2_ L'accord ou les aca>r<ls susvises fixeront les effoctifs et la nattl re de ces forces, lem degre de preparation et leur emplaoement general, aiusi que la nature des fadlites et de l'assis tance a fO'llrnir.
309. L'acoord (lU les acoords semnt negoci6s aussitot que possible, sur l'iiIlitiative du Conseil de Securite_ lls seront oondus entre le Consdl de Securite et des Membres de l'Organisation, ou entre le Gonseil de Securite et des groupes de Membres de l'Organisation, et devrOlIlt et re ratifićs par les Etats signataire:s selon leurs regles oonstitutioIU1elles l'espoctives. Aniele 44 Lorsque le Conseil de S6curite a d6cide de reoourir a la f'Orce, il doi!t, avant d"mviter un Membre non represente au Conseil a foumir des foroes armees en ex6cution des obligatrolOs oontractees en ve.rtu de l'article 43, oonvier ledit Membre, si oelui-ci le desire, a participer aux d6cisions du Conscil de Sćcurite touchant l'emploi de oontingent5 des forces' arrnees de ce Memhre.. Article 45 Afin de permettre a l'OrganisatiJOn de prendre d'urgence des mesures d'ordre militaire, des Membresdes Nations Umes maintiendront des oontingents nationaux de fux:ces l'exocution cOOlbinee d 'une action aoercitive intematinnale. Dans les limites prevues par. l'acoord special ou les aCOords speciaux mentionnes a l'articIe- 43, le Couseil de Securite avec l'aide d:u Gomite d'Etat-Major, f~e l'importanoe et le degre de preparation de ces contingelIlts et etablit des plans prevoyant ~r action combinee. Article 46 Les plans pour l'emploi de laforce armee, sont etablis par le Conseil de Securi1:e avec l'aide du Gomite d'Etat-Major. Article 47
310. n est etabli un Comitć d'Etat-Majol~ charge de oonseiller et d'assister le Conscil de Seourite pour tout ce qui concerne les moyens d'ordre militaire nOOessaires au Gonseil pouI" maintenir la paix et la securite internationales, l'empłoi et le commandement des forces mises a sa disposition, la reglementa li,:>D des armements . et le desarmement eventuel.
311. Le C'OIIlite d'Etat-Majm se 000lpJSe des chefs d'Etat-MajlQr d es membr.es perma-( nents du Conseil die Securite ou de leurs representants. II oonvie tout Membre d es N at~ons Unies qui n'est pas represente au Gomite d'une faQOn permanente a s'associer a lui, lorsqUJe la participati!on de ce Me mbre a ses travaux lui est _necessaire pour la bronne execution de sa tache.
312. Le Comite d'Etat-Maj,or est responsable, sous l'auto rite du Conseil de S6curite, de la direction stratćgiqUJe de toutes forces armees mises a la dispł(}si!t~on d'U Conseil. Les ques tioHs relatives au oommandement de oes forces seront regl6es ulterieurement.
313. Des s,ous,comites regionaux du Comi!te d'Etat-Major p euvent etre etablis par lui aveq ' l'autorisation du Consei!l de Securite et apres consultation des organismes reg~onaux app'ro~ pries. . Artkle 48
314. Les mesures neces s aires a l'execution des d 6cisilOns du Conseił de Securite pour le mailIltien de la paix et de la sec'Ulrite iiIltoernatilO· nales sont prises par tous les Membres des N a-, tions Umes O'U certa~ns d'entre eux, selO!Il l'ap" PTociation du Conseił.
315. Ces decisions sont ex6cutees par les ' Membres d es Nations Umes d~rectement etgrace a kr.lr actiJOn daIllS les organismes inte rnationaux appropries dont ils ront partie. . Article 49 Les Membres ~ Nations Unies s'asso' cient powr se preter mutuellement assistance" dans l'exe.sutYln des mesures -arretees par lOt CiOnseil de SOCu:rite. DzIennik UiStaw Nr 23 ,. 288 Artiele 50 Si un Etat est l'.obj,e t de mesures preventives .oU ooercitives prises par le Conseil de S 6curite, tout autre Etat, qu'il &O~t .oU non 'M embre des Nati.ons Unies, s'il1 se trouve en presence de diffioultes econo.rniques partkulie;r es dues a l'executi.on desdites mesures, a le dr;oit de c.on sulter le Conseil de Securhe au iSuje t de.la soluti.on de ces diff:i!cultes. Artiele 51 Aucune disposi6on de la presente Chart e ne parte atteinte au droit naturel de legiltime d efense, indivildu :!Ue .oU oollective, dans le cas O