The Charter of the United Nations A Commentary

Since the third edition of this commentary on the Charter of the United Nations was published in 2012, the text of the Charter has not changed DL but the world has. Central pillars of the international order enshrined in the UN Charter are facing serious challenges, notably the prohibition of the use of force. Human rights, too, have come under increasing pressure, now also from contemporary information technology. Global warming poses fundamental challenges for the world community as a whole in its effort to stabilize global ecosystems. Fully updated, the commentary takes up these and other developments. It features new chapters on Climate Change and the Human Rights Council. The commentary remains the authoritative, article-by-article account of the legislative history, interpretation, and practical application of each and every Charter provision. Written by a team of distinguished scholars and practitioners, this book combines academic research with the insights of practice. It is an indispensable tool of reference for all those interested in the United Nations and its legal significance for the world community. The Commentary will be crucial in combining solid legal foundations with new directions for the development of international law and the United Nations in the twenty-first century

1 - Drafting History
2 - Reform
3 - Interpretation of the Charter
4 - Preamble
5 - Art. 1
6 - Article 2
7 - Art. 2 (1)
8 - Art. 2 (2)
9 - Art. 2 (3)
10 - Art. 2 (4)
11 - Art. 2 (5)
12 - Art. 2 (6)
13 - Art 2. (7)
14 - Self-Determination
15 - Art. 3
16 - Art. 4
17 - Art. 5
18 - Art. 6
19 - Art. 7
20 - Art. 8
21 - Art. 9
22 - Art. 10
23 - Art. 11
24 - Art. 12
25 - Art. 13
26 - Art. 14
27 - Art. 15
28 - Art. 16
29 - Art. 17
30 - Art. 18
31 - Art. 19
32 - Art. 20
33 - Art. 21
34 - Art. 22
35 - Art. 23
36 - Art. 24
37 - Art. 25
38 - Art. 26
39 - Art. 27
40 - Art. 28
41 - Art. 29
42 - Art. 30
43 - Art. 31
44 - Art. 32
45 - Art. 33
46 - Art. 34
47 - Art. 35
48 - Art. 36
49 - Art. 37
50 - Art. 38
51 - Peacekeeping
52 - Responsibility to Protect
53 - Introduction to Chapter VII
54 - Art. 39
55 - Art. 40
56 - Art. 41
57 - Art. 42
58 - Art. 43
59 - Art 44
60 - Art. 45
61 - Art. 46
62 - Art. 47
63 - Art. 48
64 - Art. 49
65 - Art. 50
66 - Art. 51
67 - Introduction to Chapter VIII
68 - Art. 52
69 - Art. 53 (without Enemy State Clause)
70 - Art. 53 (Enemy State Clause)
71 - Art. 54
72 - Art. 55 (a) and (b)
73 - Art. 55 (c) (without HR Council)
74 - Human Rights Council
75 - Climate Change
76 - Art. 56
77 - Art. 57
78 - Art. 58
79 - Art. 59
80 - Art. 60
81 - Art. 61
82 - Art. 62
83 - Art. 63
84 - Art. 64
85 - Art. 65
86 - Art. 66
87 - Art. 67
88 - Art. 68
89 - Art. 69
90 - Art. 70
91 - Art. 71
92 - Art. 72
93 - Art. 73
94 - Art. 74
95 - Art. 75
96 - Art. 76
97 - Art. 77
98 - Art. 78
99 - Art. 79
100 - Art. 80
101 - Art. 81
102 - Art. 82
103 - Art. 83
104 - Art. 84
105 - Art. 85
106 - Art. 86
107 - Art. 87
108 - Art. 88
109 - Art. 89
110 - Art. 90
111 - Art. 91
112 - Art. 92
113 - Art. 93
114 - Art. 94
115 - Art. 95
116 - Art. 96
117 - Art. 97
118 - Art. 98
119 - Art. 99
120 - Art. 100
121 - Art. 101
122 - Art. 102
123 - Art. 103
124 - Art. 104
125 - Art. 105
126 - Art. 106
127 - Art. 107
128 - Art. 108
129 - Art. 109
130 - Art. 110
131 - Art. 111

Bruno Simma is a Judge at the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague. He was formerly Judge at the International Court of Justice (2003-2012) and Professor of International Law and European Community Law and Director of the Institute of International Law at the University of Munich and Professor of Law at the University of Michigan. Daniel-Erasmus Khan is Professor of Public Law, European Law, and International Law at the University of the Bundeswehr in Munich. Georg Nolte is a Judge at the International Court of Justice, The Hague. From 2008 to 2021 he taught as Professor of Public Law and International Law at Humboldt University Berlin Andreas Paulus is Professor of Public and International Law at the University of Goettingen. From 2010 to 2022, he was serving as Justice of Germany's Federal Constitutional Court.