A United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council (UNSC); the United Nations (UN) body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security".[1]
The term "resolution" does not appear in the text of the United Nations Charter. It contains numerous formulations, such as "decision" or "recommendation", which imply the adoption of resolutions which do not specify the method to be used.
The UN Charter is a multilateral treaty. It is the constitutional document that distributes powers and functions among the various UN organs. It authorizes the Security Council to take action on behalf of the members, and to make decisions and recommendations. The Charter mentions neither binding nor non-binding resolutions. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion in the 1949 "Reparations" case indicated that the United Nations Organization had both explicit and implied powers. The Court cited Articles 104 and 2(5) of the Charter, and noted that the members had granted the Organization the necessary legal authority to exercise its functions and fulfill its purposes as specified or implied in the Charter, and that they had agreed to give the United Nations every assistance in any action taken in accordance with the Charter.[5]
Article 25 of the Charter says that "The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter". The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, a UN legal publication, says that during the United Nations Conference on International Organization which met in San Francisco in 1945, attempts to limit obligations of Members under Article 25 of the Charter to those decisions taken by the Council in the exercise of its specific powers under Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Charter failed. It was stated at the time that those obligations also flowed from the authority conferred on the Council under Article 24(1) to act on the behalf of the members while exercising its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.[6] Article 24, interpreted in this sense, becomes a source of authority which can be drawn upon to meet situations which are not covered by the more detailed provisions in the succeeding articles.[7] The Repertory on Article 24 says: "The question whether Article 24 confers general powers on the Security Council ceased to be a subject of discussion following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice rendered on 21 June 1971 in connection with the question of Namibia (ICJ Reports, 1971, page 16)".[8]
In exercising its powers the Security Council seldom bothers to cite the particular article or articles of the UN Charter that its decisions are based upon.[citation needed] In cases where none are mentioned, a constitutional interpretation is required.[9] This sometimes presents ambiguities as to what amounts to a decision as opposed to a recommendation, and also the relevance and interpretation of the phrase "in accordance with the present Charter".[10]
If the Security Council cannot reach consensus or a passing vote on a resolution, they may choose to produce a non-binding presidential statement instead of a Resolution. These are adopted by consensus. They are meant to apply political pressure—a warning that the Council is paying attention and further action may follow.
Press statements typically accompany both resolutions and presidential statements, carrying the text of the document adopted by the body and also some explanatory text. They may also be released independently, after a significant meeting.
^ ab"UN Charter (full text)". The United Nations. 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
^"Current Members". United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
^"Resolutions adopted by the Security Council in 2021". United Nations. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^"VTCs of the Security Council members and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic". United Nations. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^See ICJ Advisory Opinion, Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2014-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^See page 5, The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Extracts Relating to Article 25 [1]
^see The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs, Extracts Relating to Article 24, [2]
^See Note 2 on page 1 of Sup. 6, vol. 3, Article 24
^See Repertoire Of The Practice Of The Security Council, introductory note regarding the contents and arrangement of Chapter VIII [3]
^Schweigman, David "The authority of the Security Council under Chapter VII of the UN Charter". 2001. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: The Hague
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources United Nations Security Council resolution news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message A United Nations Security Council resolution UNSCR is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council UNSC the United Nations UN body charged with primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security 1 The UN Charter specifies in Article 27 that a draft resolution on non procedural matters is adopted if nine or more of the fifteen Council members vote for the resolution and if it is not vetoed by any of the five permanent members Draft resolutions on procedural matters can be adopted on the basis of an affirmative vote by any nine Council members 1 The five permanent members are the People s Republic of China which replaced the Republic of China in 1971 France Russia which replaced the defunct Soviet Union in 1991 the United Kingdom and the United States 2 As of 9 January 2023 update the Security Council has passed 2672 resolutions 3 4 Contents 1 Terms and functions mentioned in the UN Charter 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksTerms and functions mentioned in the UN Charter EditThe term resolution does not appear in the text of the United Nations Charter It contains numerous formulations such as decision or recommendation which imply the adoption of resolutions which do not specify the method to be used The UN Charter is a multilateral treaty It is the constitutional document that distributes powers and functions among the various UN organs It authorizes the Security Council to take action on behalf of the members and to make decisions and recommendations The Charter mentions neither binding nor non binding resolutions The International Court of Justice ICJ advisory opinion in the 1949 Reparations case indicated that the United Nations Organization had both explicit and implied powers The Court cited Articles 104 and 2 5 of the Charter and noted that the members had granted the Organization the necessary legal authority to exercise its functions and fulfill its purposes as specified or implied in the Charter and that they had agreed to give the United Nations every assistance in any action taken in accordance with the Charter 5 Article 25 of the Charter says that The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter The Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs a UN legal publication says that during the United Nations Conference on International Organization which met in San Francisco in 1945 attempts to limit obligations of Members under Article 25 of the Charter to those decisions taken by the Council in the exercise of its specific powers under Chapters VI VII and VIII of the Charter failed It was stated at the time that those obligations also flowed from the authority conferred on the Council under Article 24 1 to act on the behalf of the members while exercising its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security 6 Article 24 interpreted in this sense becomes a source of authority which can be drawn upon to meet situations which are not covered by the more detailed provisions in the succeeding articles 7 The Repertory on Article 24 says The question whether Article 24 confers general powers on the Security Council ceased to be a subject of discussion following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice rendered on 21 June 1971 in connection with the question of Namibia ICJ Reports 1971 page 16 8 In exercising its powers the Security Council seldom bothers to cite the particular article or articles of the UN Charter that its decisions are based upon citation needed In cases where none are mentioned a constitutional interpretation is required 9 This sometimes presents ambiguities as to what amounts to a decision as opposed to a recommendation and also the relevance and interpretation of the phrase in accordance with the present Charter 10 If the Security Council cannot reach consensus or a passing vote on a resolution they may choose to produce a non binding presidential statement instead of a Resolution These are adopted by consensus They are meant to apply political pressure a warning that the Council is paying attention and further action may follow Press statements typically accompany both resolutions and presidential statements carrying the text of the document adopted by the body and also some explanatory text They may also be released independently after a significant meeting See also Edit Politics portalUnited Nations Security Council resolutions by topic United Nations General Assembly resolution List of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutionsNotes 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