International Law and the UN

International law: a system of norms governing relations between states, that is, a body of norms that regulate relations among states.

International Law

• Main sources: international treaties and international customs. To memorize: Sources: treaty and custom.
• Subjects: states and international organizations.
• Basic principles: sovereign equality, non-use of force, inviolability of borders, non-interference in internal affairs, respect for human rights.

The UN

• The UN was founded in San Francisco in 1945. It currently has 193 members.
• Uzbekistan became a UN member: 2 March 1992.
• Declaration: 10 December 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted on this day. For this reason, 10 December is celebrated every year as Human Rights Day.

UN organ	Key feature
General Assembly	all members take part
Security Council	5 permanent members: USA, Russia, China, United Kingdom, France; right of veto
Economic and Social Council	economic and social cooperation
International Court of Justice	located in The Hague
Secretariat	the administrative organ of the UN

• The permanent members of the Security Council have the right of veto.
• 5 permanent members, 15 in total: the Council has 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members (UN Charter, Article 23).
• International Court of Justice: The Hague. Do not confuse it with Geneva or New York.