Kaeckenbeeck, Georges Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | ABSTRACT Georges Kaeckenbeeck notifies in the introduction of his course that the method followed in this study is not systematic and more especially not dogmatic. In the face of such a new subject and such a complex organization started to take shape in 1947, he explores and takes note of what appears to be useful developments. The author successively examines the purposes and principles of the Charter, the General …

Preuss, Lawrence Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | ABSTRACT Lawrence Preuss devotes his course to the study on Article 2, Paragraph 7 of the Charter of the United Nations and Matters of Domestic Jurisdiction. After a study of the background of the article, the author examines the drafting. He then focuses on how Article 2, Paragraph 7 of the Charter is applied in the practice of the United Nations. Lawrence Preuss consacre son cours à l'étude de l'article 2, paragraphe 7 de la Charte des Nations Unies et aux domaines de compétence…

Eagleton, Clyde Keywords: International organizations | Legal personality | United Nations | Accountability | Mots clefs: Organisations internationales | Personnalité juridique | Nations Unies | Responsabilité | ABSTRACT Clyde Eagleton starts from the point of view, in his course, that the idea of responsibility comes historically from the moral sense of the existence of an obligation recognized throughout humanity: States have rights and duties, and any violation of any of these involves reparation. To deal with this issu…

A. Berle, Jr, Adolf Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Self-defence | Peace | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | Défense légitime | Paix | ABSTRACT From a doctrinal point of view, Adolf Berle considers that the Charter of the United Nations confers rights within private international law on peoples while maintaining the rights previously recognized by the international law to the States. The author begins his course on the peace of peoples by comparing the peace of the States and peace of the peoples. He then examines…

S. Kerno, Ivan Keywords: United Nations | International Court of Justice | Charter | Interpretation | Advisory opinions | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Cour internationale de Justice | Charte | Interprétation | Avis consultatifs | ABSTRACT In this course, Ivan Kerno reviews the first five years of operation of the International Court of justice. After a historical presentation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and the Statute of the Court concerning advisory opinions, he analyzes Article 96 (2) of the Charter, ex…

Cavaré, L. Keywords: United Nations | Sanctions | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Sanction | ABSTRACT The United Nations (UN) constitutes a favorable framework for the establishment and development of sanctions. In this course, Louis Cavaré first provides the meaning of the term “legal regime” in a legality regime because the sanctions assume a clearly improved character. The author then deals with two essential elements of a system of legality: restriction of discretionary power of States and the role of the judge…

Feinberg, Nathan Keywords: United Nations | Accession | League of Nations | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Accession | Société des Nations | ABSTRACT The question of the admission of new members to the League of Nations and to the United Nations reflects the deplorable tension in contemporary international relations and the prevailing atmosphere of mistrust. In this course, Nathan Feinberg examines the relevant provisions of the Covenant of the League of Nations and the United Nations Charter by bringing out what is commo…

Saba, Hanna Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Regionalism | Collective security | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | Régionalisme | Sécurité collective | ABSTRACT The danger of aggression by a powerful neighbor can create defense solidarity. In addition, there are also sociological solidarities, cultural solidarities, economic solidarities, as well as solidarities that exist due to the similarity of social and economic conditions. In this course, Hanna Saba first deals with the evolution of philosophical thought and…

Jiménez De Aréchaga, Eduardo Keywords: United Nations | Security Council | International disputes | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Conseil de sécurité | Différends internationaux | ABSTRACT Eduardo Jimenez de Arechaga points out in the introduction to his course that Article 1, Paragraph 1, of the Charter of the United Nations defines the purpose of the United Nations as follows: "To maintain international peace and security”. The same paragraph indicates the means to achieve this goal: collective measures of prevention and …

Chrétien, M. Keywords: United Nations | International fiscal law | League of Nations | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Droit fiscal international | Société des Nations | ABSTRACT Mr. Chretien writes it is impossible to understand the progressive development of international tax law, which in 1954 is a relatively new science, without knowing the activity exercised by the international organizations worldwide in the solution of the main problems of tax law between the States and their nationals (natural persons and legal persons…

Rosenne, Shabtai Keywords: United Nations | Treaties | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Traités | ABSTRACT The objective of the Shabtai Rosenne’s course is to study the United Nations Treaty Practice as an international organization with legal personality. The intention of the author is to assess the extent to which it has succeeded in adopting international treaty law despite its specificities and the heterogeneity of its members. The author successively examines the treaties established under the aegis of the Unit…

Chaumont, Charles Keywords: United Nations | Neutrality | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Neutralité | ABSTRACT Charles Chaumont points out in the introduction to his course that history shows that there can be a place for neutrality in the peace organization, established in a homogeneous way and that in particular in the United Nations, there is an evolution of the legal and practical system of collective security that has emphasized the real complexity of this concept. But if this is the case, the author explains…

C. Jessup, Philip Keywords: United Nations | Law of procedure | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Droit procédural | ABSTRACT Philip Jessup begins the introduction of his course with an explanation of the term “Parliamentary Diplomacy", namely the practice of intergovernmental negotiations and discussions conducted within the fixed rules of procedure in organizations such as the General Assembly and the United Nations Councils. After a presentation of parliamentary law in national legislation, the author presents compari…

Van Langenhove, Fernand Keywords: United Nations | Indigenous peoples | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Indigènes | ABSTRACT In Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter, Member States "which assume responsibility for administering territories whose populations have not yet fully self-govern" have accepted as a "sacred mission" the obligation to promote their prosperity and progress. At the same time, they are committed to provide regular statistical and technical information about them. The question arises whether th…

Giraud, Emile Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Revision | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | Révision | ABSTRACT Emile Giraud says in the introduction to his course that the Charter of the United Nations is flawed. Those who conceived it lacked historical sense and foresight. They did not understand that Hitler and Mussolini were not simply accidents of history, but that they were the expression of a new philosophy and a new conception of the world, totalitarianism which the Second World War had not eliminate…

Robinson, Jacob Keywords: United Nations | Charter | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Charte | ABSTRACT The purpose of Jacob Robinson's course is not to give a complete picture of the changes that have taken place in the first thirteen years of the existence of the United Nations, but to illustrate with some examples the metamorphosis of the organization. He examines the transition from a coalition to a universal community, from a community of purpose to an instrument of national policies, from an enforcement agency…

A. Vallat, C. M. G., F. Keywords: United Nations | General Assembly | Competence | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Assemblée générale | Compétence | ABSTRACT Francis Vallat views his course on the Competence of the United Nations General Assembly in a certain way as an essay on the interpretation of the United Nations Charter. He examines not only the effect of some of the provisions governing the competence of the general assembly, but also the methods of interpretation that could be applied to the charter. The author begin…

K. Brohi, A. Keywords: Asia | United Nations | Mots clefs: Asie | Nations Unies | ABSTRACT A.K. Brohi begins this course on relations between Asia and the United Nations with a general overview of the issue. He then focuses on the state of affairs of the countries of the Asian continent in 1961. Finally, he examines the political power of the United Nations, and addresses the issue of the United Nations’ action in Asia, first from a general point of view and next with regard to the problem of communist China. A.K. Brohi commence ce cours sur les relations entre l'Asie et les Nations Un…

L. Bindschedler, Rudolf Keywords: United Nations | Competence | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Compétence | ABSTRACT Rudolf Bindschedler begins his course by making general remarks on the division of powers. He next examines, within the framework of the United Nations, the division of formal powers and later examines the division of substantive powers. The author also discusses the powers of the United Nations toward non-member States and other international organizations. Rudolf Bindschedler commence son cours en formulant des remarques générales sur la répartition d…

Schachter, Oscar Keywords: United Nations | Decision-making | Peacekeeping | International police | Economic development | Mots clefs: Nations Unies | Prise de décisions | Maintien de la paix | Police internationale | Développement économique | ABSTRACT The main objective that Oscar Schachter assigns to his course is to show how the law acts within the political system developed within the United Nations since 1945. The author begins with the presentation of place of law in the process of decision in the political organs of the Uni…