Law 5110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Peremptory Norm, 2005 World Summit, Supremacy Clause
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It seeks to reshape sovereignty so also to impose on states a responsibility to protect individuals over which they have jurisdiction: emphasises capacity-building and international assistance. Security council authorisation under chapter vii: possibility of the veto being exercised by the council"s permanent members. In the world summit outcome there is a polite intimation that the permanent members should refrain from using the veto in cases of: genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity. Collective security: authorising the use of force: un charter sought to create a comprehensive collective security system, art. 25 emphasises the importance of the preservation of peace. Determination of the situation by the security council: art. 39 un charter: the security council must first arrive at a determination of the situation: enjoys wide discretion in determining whether a situation falls under the article, three situations, threat to the peace very broad.
