Autointerpretation, Competence, and the Continuing Validity of Article 2(7) of the UN Charter

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ID9546550
AuthorsJ S Watson (0000-0001-7461-5663)
Year1977
Volume71
Issue1
Pages60-83
Publication date1977-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of International Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9300 • E-ISSN: 2161-7953
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/2200325
OpenAlexW2334606983
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited4

With the failure of the United Nations to control the use of force by states to the degree that many had wished for, the attention of many commenators shifted to what was hoped would be more fertile ground—the protection of human rights, self-determination, and other areas in which the organization might play a supranational role. In discussing the development of the supranational aspect of the organization, attention is invariably directed to Article 2(7) of the Charter which is, of course, the current symbol of sovereignty. Since most visionaries are frustrated by the concept of sovereignty, it is not surprising that this article has received little sympathy on the part of many who are more concerned with ends than means. Yet it is doubtful whether the concept may be dismissed summarily and, since it plays such a key role in so many of the allegedly developing fields of international law, one would do well to consider how Article 2(7), properly interpreted, affects the legal assumption on which supranationalism is based

Charter · Competence (human resources · Human rights · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Sovereignty · Sympathy · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

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