chapter 5 Dispute settlement.ppt

V. The Security Council and peaceful settlement of int’l disputes The Security Council The contending parties Art. 2.3 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that: “All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.” Art. 24.1 of the Charter of the United Nations provides that: “ In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security …” The Security Council shall, when it deems necessary, call upon the parties to settle their dispute by peaceful means (Art. 33). The Security Council may investigate any dispute, or any situation… in order to determine whether the continuance of the dispute or situation is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security (Art. 34). 在和平解决会员国争端方面，安理会可以促请争端各当事国用和平方法解决争端；可以调查任何争端或情势，以断定其继续存在是否足以危及国际和平与安全。 The Security Council may, at any stage of a dispute…or of a situation…recommend appropriate procedures or methods of adjustment, taking into consideration any procedures for the settlement of the dispute which have already been adopted by the parties and that legal disputes should as a general rule be referred by the parties to the ICJ in accordance with the provisions of the Statute of the Court (art. 36). 安理会可以在争端或情势发展的任何阶段给予解决或调整建议。当然，安理会应考虑到争端方已经采取的解决程序，并要顾及到法律性质的争端原则上应当由当事方提交给国际法院解决。 如果安理会断定争端的存在构成对和平之威胁、和平之破坏、或侵略行为，应当采取措施维持或恢复国际和平及安全（见第三章）。 当然，如果争端继续存在足以危及国际和平与安全之维持时，争端当事国首先有义务和平解决争端（第33条）。 其次，任何UN会员国（不限于争端国）和虽非UN会员国、但预先声明就该争端而言接受UN宪章规定的和平解决争端义务的争端国，可以将该项争端提请大会或安全理事会注意（第35条）。 再次，当事国如未能和平解决争端时，应将该项争端提交安理会。安理会应决定是否给予建议（第37条）。 最后，如果所有争端当事国请求安理会给予建议，安理会应当给予建议（第38条）。 Under its own modern rules of procedure, the PCA administers arbitration, conciliation and fact finding in disputes involving various combinations of states, private parties and intergovernmental