Practice question
A lawyer says a Council resolution cannot contain any binding decision unless its text expressly invokes Chapter VII. Which response best reflects the Namibia advisory opinion?
- Correct; Article 25 is confined to Chapter VII.
- Correct; Chapter VII must appear in the title.
- Incorrect; every sentence of every resolution is necessarily binding.
- Incorrect; only the Secretary-General decides whether Article 25 applies.
- Incorrect; Article 25 is not confined to Chapter VII, and the resolution must be examined in its context.
Legal references
- UN Charter, Articles 25, 41 and 103, https://legal.un.org/repertory/art25.shtml ; https://legal.un.org/repertory/art41.shtml ; https://legal.un.org/repertory/art103.shtml
- ICJ, Namibia Advisory Opinion, 21 June 1971, official UN account, https://legal.un.org/unjuridicalyearbook/pdfs/english/by_volume/1971/chpVII.pdf
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