1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations

1946 Convention on United Nations P&I

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Article VIII: Settlement of Disputes

“Section 29:

The United Nations shall make provisions for appropriate modes of settlement of:

(a) Disputes arising out of contracts or other disputes of a private law character to which the United Nations is a party;

(b) Disputes involving any official of the United Nations who by reason of his official position enjoys immunity, if immunity has not been waived by the Secretary-General.

Section 30:

All differences arising out of the interpretation or application of the present convention shall be referred to the International Court of Justice, unless in any case it is agreed by the parties to have recourse to another mode of settlement. If a difference arises between the United Nations on the one hand and a Member on the other hand, a request shall be made for an advisory opinion on any legal question involved in accordance with Article 96 of the Charter and Article 65 of the Statute of the Court. The opinion given by the court shall be accepted as decisive by the parties.”

Secretary-General of the United Nations

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17/09/1946

Section 32:

“Accession shall be effected by deposit of an instrument with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the convention shall come into force as regards each Member on the date of deposit of each accession.”

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1945 Charter of the United Nations

1947 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies

United Nations Treaty Collection accessed on 21/05/2021

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