The aim of this book is to evaluate the functioning of the Security Council during its first 75 years, from an institutional legal perspective. It analyzes thre

This volume contains the full text of the United Nations Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice, as well as related historical documents.

This is the first major exploration of the United Nations Security Council's part in addressing the problem of war, both civil and international, since 1945. Bo

The Charter of the United Nations was signed in 1945 by 51 countries representing all continents, paving the way for the creation of the United Nations on 24 Oc