Chapter 3 The United Nations Charter and Interstate Assistance
Journal: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG eBooks
Year: 2023

The United Nations Charter 1 is the focal point for the rules governing the use of force in international relations. What is its regulatory approach on interstate assistance? How, and to what extent, is interstate assistance prohibited? To determine this, this chapter focuses on the bare regulatory framework of the UN Charter on interstate assistance, as put into place originally in June 1945. At this stage, the interpretation is confined to a textual one as envisaged by Article 31 paras 1-2 VCL