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

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"Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression" is the United Nations Charter chapter that outlines the Security Council’s powers and measures for maintaining or restoring international peace and security in response to serious threats or uses of force.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the United Nations Charter
legal instrument provision
adoptedBy San Francisco Conference
surface form: United Nations Conference on International Organization
allows Security Council to call upon Members to apply economic sanctions
Security Council to impose severance of diplomatic relations
Security Council to take military action by air, sea, or land forces
alsoKnownAs Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
appliesTo all United Nations Member States
authorizes determination of acts of aggression
determination of breaches of the peace
determination of threats to the peace
bindingNature Security Council decisions under this chapter are binding on UN Member States
cameIntoForceOn 1945-10-24
containsProvision Military Staff Committee
surface form: Military Staff Committee (Article 47)

Security Council’s authority to recommend provisional measures (Article 40)
action by air, sea, or land forces (Article 42)
collective self-defence in case of armed attack (Article 51)
measures not involving the use of armed force (Article 41)
special agreements for armed forces (Article 43)
dateAdopted 1945-06-26
definesPower Security Council power to decide measures involving the use of armed force
Security Council power to decide measures not involving the use of armed force
grantsPowerTo United Nations Security Council
hasArticle Article 39
Article 40
Article 41
Article 42
Article 43
Article 44
Article 45
Article 46
Article 47
Article 48
Article 49
Article 50
Article 51
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasisFor UN sanctions regimes
authorization of use of force by the Security Council
binding Security Council resolutions under Chapter VII
partOf Charter of the United Nations
primaryPurpose maintenance of international peace and security
regulates member states’ obligations to carry out Security Council decisions
subjectMatter collective security
sanctions and enforcement measures
self-defence
use of force in international relations

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Article 43 of the United Nations Charter chapterTitle Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
Article 41 of the United Nations Charter chapterTitle Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression