The Charter of the United Nations : a commentary / edited by Bruno Simma ; in collaboration with Hermann Mosler [and others].

xlix, 1258 pages ; 26 cm

0198257031
9780198257035
3406344194
9783406344190
3406499007
9783406499005

C 221 SIM.C

Written as a guide to the U.N. Charter for practicing lawyers as well as scholars, this Commentary is a unique piece of scholarship, the product of impeccable research by an internationally recognized group of experts. Originally published to wide acclaim in German, the Commentary provides an article-by-article account of the legislative history, interpretation, and practical application of each Charter provision, and is the first commentary in any language to take into account the complete workings of the U.N. The English translation has been fully revised and updated since the appearance of the German edition, with most of the articles updated to November 1993. One of the most significant collaborative projects ever undertaken in the field of international law, this is the first Commentary on the U.N. Charter to be published since 1969 and the only one in any language to take into account its practice and procedure. At once scholarly, authoritative, and immensely practical, this single volume will make a significant impact on the ways in which the U.N. Charter is discussed and understood.

ISBN for 2nd ed. 2002 (set) : 0-19-925377-3 Vol 1: LXIV 895 XXXIIIp ; Vol 2: XXXI 897-1405 XXXIIIp; Contents : Preface; List of Authors; Abbreviations; Text of the Charter; Text of the ICJ Statute; The Commentary : The History of the United Nations; The Interpretation of the Charter; Preamble : Chapter I : Purposes and Principles; Special Section: Self-determination; Chapter II : Membership; Chapter III : Organs; Chapter IV : The General Assembly; Composition; Functions and Powers; Voting; Procedure; Chapter V : The Security Council; Composition; Functions and Powers; Voting; Procedure; Chapter VI : Pacific Settlement of Disputes; Special Section: Peace-keeping; Chapter VII : Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression; Chapter VIII : Regional Arrangements; Chapter IX : International Economic and Social Co-operation; Chapter X : The Economic and Social Council; Composition; Function and Powers; Voting; Procedure; Chapter XI : Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories; Chapter XII : International Trusteeship Council; Chapter XIII : The Trusteeship Council; Composition; Functions and Powers; Voting; Procedure; Chapter XIV : The International Court of Justice; Chapter XV : The Secretariat; Chapter XVI : Miscellaneous Provisions; Chapter XVII : Transitional Security Arrangements; Chapter XVIII : Amendments; Chapter XIX : Ratification and Signature; Annex : Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly; Table of Cases; Index;.
Förord: ¿7FIt constitutes a revised and updated version of "Charta der Vereinten Nationen: Kommentar", published by C.H. Beck, Munich, in 1991.".
S. 1201-1225: Rules of procedure of the General Assembly.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1995.

English