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id="s-lg-link-list-70495632" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-5"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041854" class="s-lg-book clearfix"><div class="s-lg-book-props"><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '3',_st_content_id: '68041854',_st_inc_return: this});"><span id="s-lg-book-cover-68041854" class="s-lg-book-cover"><img loading="lazy" alt="" src="http://www.un.org/sites/www.un.org/files/2015/08/24/un-charter.png" class="pull-left s-lg-book-cover-img-0" /></span><span id="s-lg-book-title-68041854" class="s-lg-book-title">Charter of the United Nations and Statute of the International Court of Justice</span><span id="s-lg-book-by-68041854" class="s-lg-book-by"> by </span><span id="s-lg-book-author-68041854" class="s-lg-book-author">United Nations</span></a><div id="s-lg-book-desc-68041854" class="s-lg-book-desc">The Charter of the United Nations is the founding document of the United Nations and a multilateral treaty. It was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945. <br>The United States serves as treaty depositary of the Charter of the United Nations and the US National Archives holds the original signed certified true copy of the UN Charter. The UN Office of Legal Affairs Treaty Section maintains information about the <a href="https://treaties.un.org/Pages/Treaties.aspx?id=1&subid=A&clang=_en">status of the UN Charter</a> in the UN Treaty Collection website.</div></div></div></li></ul></div> <div id="s-lg-content-68041855" class=" clearfix"> <p>The Charter of the United Nations has the following parts:</p> <h3>Preamble</h3> <h3>Chapter I : Purposes and Principles</h3> <h4>Articles 1-2</h4> <h3>Chapter II : Membership</h3> <h4>Articles 3-6</h4> <h3>Chapter III : Organs</h3> <h4>Articles 7-8</h4> <h3>Chapter IV : The General Assembly</h3> <h4>Articles 9-22</h4> <h3>Chapter V : The Security Council</h3> <h4>Articles 23-32</h4> <h3>Chapter VI  : Pacific Settlement of Disputes</h3> <h4>Articles 33-38</h4> <h3>Chapter VII : Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression</h3> <h4>Articles 39-51</h4> <h3>Chapter VIII : Regional Arrangements</h3> <h4>Articles 52-54</h4> <h3>Chapter IX : International Economic and Social Cooperation</h3> <h4>Articles 55-60</h4> <h3>Chapter X : The Economic and Social Council</h3> <h4>Articles 61-72</h4> <h3>Chapter XI : Declaration Regarding Non-Self-Governing Territories</h3> <h4>Articles 73-74</h4> <h3>Chapter XII : International Trusteeship System</h3> <h4>Articles 75-85</h4> <h3>Chapter XIII : The Trusteeship Council</h3> <h4>Articles 86-91</h4> <h3>Chapter XIV  : The International Court of Justice</h3> <h4>Articles 92-96</h4> <h3><span class="book_toc_match">Chapter XV<span class="book_toc_match"><span class="book_toc_match"> : The Secretariat</span></span></span></h3> <h4><span class="book_toc_match"> Articles 97-101</span></h4> <h3>Chapter XVI : Miscellaneous Provisions</h3> <h4>Articles 102-105</h4> <h3>Chapter XVII : Transitional Security Arrangements</h3> <h4>Articles 106-107</h4> <h3>Chapter XVIII : Amendments</h3> <h4>Articles 108-109</h4> <h3>Chapter XIX : Ratification and Signature</h3> <h4>Articles 110-111</h4> <h3>Statute of the International Court of Justice</h3> <h4>Chapter I : Articles 2 - 33 : Organization of the Court</h4> <h4>Chapter II : Articles 34 - 38 : Competence of the Court</h4> <h4>Chapter III : Articles 39 - 64 : Procedure</h4> <h4>Chapter IV : Articles 65 - 68 : Advisory Opinions</h4> <h4>Chapter V : Articles 69 & 70 : Amendment</h4> <h3>Amendments</h3> <ul> <li>Amendments to Articles 23, 27 and 61 : <a href="http://undocs.org/A/RES/1991(XVIII)">A/RES/1991(XVIII)</a> adopted on 17 December 1963 </li> <li>Amendment to Article 109 : <a href="http://undocs.org/A/RES/2101(XX)">A/RES/2101(XX)</a> adopted on 20 December 1965</li> <li>Amendment to Article 61 : <a class="unBlue" href="https://undocs.org/A/RES/2847(XXVI)" id="view:_id1:_id2:cbMain:_id135:rptResults:0:linkURL" target="_blank">A/RES/2847(XXVI)</a> adopted on 20 December 1971</li> </ul> </div><div class=""><ul id="s-lg-link-list-70495634" class="s-lg-link-list s-lg-link-list-2"><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041856" class=""><span><a href="https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '68041856',_st_inc_return: this});">Charter of the United Nations website</a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="The Charter of the United Nations on the UN website, organized by chapter, with an introduction that explains the amendments to the text. Links to the text of the Charter in other official UN languages."></i><span class="sr-only">The Charter of the United Nations on the UN website, organized by chapter, with an introduction that explains the amendments to the text. Links to the text of the Charter in other official UN languages.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  </span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041857" class=""><span><a href="https://www.icj-cij.org/en/statute" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '68041857',_st_inc_return: this});">Statute of the International Court of Justice website</a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="Text of the Statute on the ICJ website with links to other Basic Documents, including UN Charter, Rules of Court, Practice Directions."></i><span class="sr-only">Text of the Statute on the ICJ website with links to other Basic Documents, including UN Charter, Rules of Court, Practice Directions.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  </span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041858" class=""><span><a href="https://treaties.un.org/Pages/Treaties.aspx?id=1&subid=A&clang=_en" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '68041858',_st_inc_return: this});">UN Treaty Collection: Status of UN Charter and Statute of the ICJ</a></span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041859" class=""><span><a href="https://www.state.gov/depositary-information/" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '68041859',_st_inc_return: this});">US Department of State Office of Treaty Affairs website</a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="The United States serves as the depositary of the Charter of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 110 of the Charter."></i><span class="sr-only">The United States serves as the depositary of the Charter of the United Nations, in accordance with Article 110 of the Charter.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  </span></div></li><li class=""><div id="s-lg-content-68041860" class=""><span><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5730932" onclick="return springSpace.springTrack.trackLink({link: this,_st_type_id: '2',_st_content_id: '68041860',_st_inc_return: this});">US National Archives Catalog : Charter of the United Nations</a> <i class="fa fa-lg fa-info-circle pad-left-sm" tabindex="0" role="button" data-toggle="popover" data-trigger="focus" data-content="The National Archives of the United States holds the original signed certified true copy of the Charter of the UN. This link provides access to the scan of the Charter, including signatures."></i><span class="sr-only">The National Archives of the United States holds the original signed certified true copy of the Charter of the UN. This link provides access to the scan of the Charter, including signatures.</span> <script> jQuery(function () { jQuery('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover() }) </script>  </span></div></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div id="s-lg-col-3" class="col-md-4"> <div class="s-lg-col-boxes"> <div id="s-lg-box-wrapper-34350951" class="s-lg-box-wrapper-34350951"><div id="s-lg-box-29203920-container" class="s-lib-box-container"> <div id="s-lg-box-29203920" class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Signing the Preamble of the UN Charter at a 2020 ceremony</h2><div id="s-lg-box-collapse-29203920" > <div class="s-lib-box-content"> <div id="s-lg-content-68020682" class=" clearfix"> <p><a href="https://dam.media.un.org/CS.aspx?VP3=DamView&VBID=2AM94S7U4JF1&SMLS=1&RW=1280&RH=567#/DamView&VBID=2AM94S7U4CLQ&PN=1&WS=SearchResults"><img alt="UN Photo 7872909 is a black and white image of a page with UN Member State names followed by blank space for signature and the hand of a person holding a pen which casts a dramatic shadow on the page. 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establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,</p> <p>AND FOR THESE ENDS</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,</p> <p>HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS.</p> <p style="margin-left: 40px;">Accordingly, our respective Governments, through 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