United Nations Security Council Law and Legal Definition
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. It aims at maintaining international peace and security. Its powers include conducting peace keeping operations, imposing international sanctions, and the authorization of military action. Its powers are exercised through UNSC resolutions. UNSC consists of fifteen member nations. Chapter V Article 23 to 32 of the UN Charter deals with the provisions relating to the UNSC including its composition, powers, functions and voting procedure.
Legal Definition list
- United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER)
- United Nations Participation Act
- United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR]
- United Nations Security Council
- United States
- United States Africa Command [USAFRICOM]
- United States Agency for International Development
- United States Agricultural Commodity
- United States Army Air Service
Related Legal Terms
- Abandoned Security Property [Agriculture]
- Access Control List [National Security]
- Access Control Mechanism [National Security]
- Accessible Space [National Security]
- Accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States
- Accompanying the Federal Government Outside the United States
- Administrative Conference of the United States
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AO)
- Adverse Claim on Security
- Advertising Council
