The Charter of the United Nations
Subtitle: A Commentary
Contributors: Maurizio Giuliano (Foreword); Bruno Simma (Editor); Hermann Mosler (Editor); Andreas Paulus (Editor); Eleni Chaitidou (Editor)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
Published: June 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 895
ISBN-13: 9780199244492
Subjects: Charter; International law; United Nations; Law
First sentence: The Purposes of the United Nations are: 1. To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which might lead to a breach of the peace;