Abstract:
In Article 1 of the United Nations Charter, one of the four main tasks of this organization is to maintain international peace and security, and according to Article 24 of the Charter, this task is entrusted to the Security Council. Considering the inability of the community of nations to deal with the scourge of war, the drafters of the charter assigned the serious task of establishing international peace and security to a council in which the victors of World War II (America, England, Soviet Union, France and China) had a special In this way, the Security Council, with broad powers, became the executive of joint security and, as a policing pillar, became responsible for establishing order and security in the world. In order to achieve this lofty goal, the Security Council acts as a mediator in the framework of the provisions of the sixth chapter of the charter and as an enforcer of order in the framework of the provisions of the seventh chapter.This article tries to answer the question by describing the duties and jurisdiction of the United Nations Security Council. What are the functions and competence of the Security Council in preventing the escalation of disputes in order to maintain international peace and security?
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However, the Council is advised to act with caution in this regard, to act based on the United Nations Charter, and to take into account the primary considerations of international law; acting without considering these observations or by adopting double standards is certainly not a correct way to achieve cooperation between states and individuals in the implementation of resolutions adopted by the Security Council, and it may even ultimately harm the performance of other principal organs in carrying out their duties toward achieving peaceful settlement.
In any case, states know that the Council is currently in a position where it can, should matters worsen, make decisions based on Article 39 to maintain international peace and security as a result of the escalation of a conflict or situation, and take actions under Chapter VII of the Charter.
7-1- Fact-finding missions as a tool in the hands of the Council to prevent the escalation of disputes Article (34) under Chapter V of the United Nations Charter grants the Security Council the power to examine disputes or conflict situations to determine whether their continuance is likely to endanger international peace and security.
The Council must consider the rights and duties of states based on the principles mentioned in Article (2) of the United Nations Charter, and specifically under the principle of peaceful settlement of international disputes.