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Security Council

Pacific Settlement of Disputes (Chapter VI of UN Charter)

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This section deals with the practice of the Security Council aimed at promoting and implementing recommendations and methods or procedures for the peaceful settlement of disputes within the framework of Articles 33-38 of Chapter VI and Articles 11 and 99 of the Charter of the United Nations. Overall, Chapter VI of the Charter contains various provisions according to which the Security Council may make recommendations to the parties to a dispute or situation.

Constitutional Issues

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The Charter of the United Nations defines the constitutional framework within which the Security Council carries out its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.

Based on extensive review of the deliberations of the Council, its decisions and other official documentation before it, the Repertoire provides an official record of the Council’s interpretation and application of the substantive Charter Articles relevant to the Security Council.

Procedural Issues

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Provisional Rules of Procedure

The Provisional Rules of Procedure were adopted by the Security Council at its first meeting in 1946, based on Article 30 of the Charter. They were subsequently amended on several occasions; the last revision was made in 1982 (S/96/Rev.7) in order to add Arabic as the sixth official language.

Thematic Items

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This page contains case studies on each of the agenda items relating to general and thematic issues which the Council has considered at formal meetings. Each case study includes chronological summaries of the discussions and documents considered at the meetings as well as the full text (1946-1999) or summaries (2000-present) of all resolutions, presidential statements or other decisions taken by the Council on these agenda items.

Europe

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This page contains case studies on each of the agenda items relating to Europe which the Council has considered at its formal meetings. Each case study includes chronological summaries of the discussions and documents considered at the meetings as well as the full text (1946-1999) or summaries (2000-present) of all resolutions, presidential statements or other decisions taken by the Council on that agenda item.

Asia

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Agenda items: Asia

This page contains case studies on each of the agenda items relating to Asia which the Council has considered at its formal meetings.

Regional Arrangements (Chapter VIII of UN Charter)

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Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations provides the constitutional basis for the involvement of regional organizations in the maintenance of international peace and security for which the Security Council is primarily responsible.

Actions with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression

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Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations provides the framework within which the Security Council may take enforcement action. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to make recommendations or to resort to non-military and military action to "maintain or restore international peace and security".

Functions and Powers of the Security Council (Chapter V of UN Charter)

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The functions and powers of the Security Council are covered in Articles 24-26 of the Charter of the United Nations and are featured in the Repertoire. Under each section, the Repertoire provides a list of implicit references and explicit references to these Articles found in official documents of the Security Council. The Repertoire also includes case studies that examine specific instances where these Articles were discussed or which otherwise illustrate the way that the Security Council has applied these Articles in its decision making.

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