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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792371803321

Autore

Grant Thomas D. <1969->

Titolo

Admission to the United Nations : Charter Article 4 and the rise of universal organization / / by Thomas D. Grant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, , 2009

ISBN

1-282-60135-0

9786612601354

90-474-2709-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Collana

Legal aspects of international organization, , 0924-4883 ; ; volume 50

Disciplina

341.23/3

Soggetti

International organization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Admission under the UN Charter -- The early years : implementing Article 4? -- The road to universality : the admissions of 1955-6 -- Universality affirmed : the eclipse of substantive admission criteria -- Admission after the package deal -- Universality achieved : micro-states, neutral states, and the residue of empires -- Consequences of admission.

Sommario/riassunto

The United Nations began as an alliance during World War II. Eventually, however, the UN came to approximate a universal organization - idlest, open to and aspiring to include all States. This presents a legal question, for Article 4 of the Charter contains substantive criteria to limit admission of States to the UN and no formal amendment has touched that part of the Charter. This book gives an up-to-date account of admission to the UN, from the 1950's ‘logjam’ through on-going controversies like Kosovo and Taiwan. With reference to Charter law, the book considers how Article 4 came to accommodate universality and what the future of a universal organization in a world of politically diverse States might be.