Settlements of International Disputes

Scientific Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Security language: English abstract: Article 2 paragraph 3 of the UN Charter requires that: All Members shall settle theirinternational disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peaceand security and justice are not endangered. The UN General Assembly in adoptingits 1982 Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes emphasized theneed to exert utmost efforts in order to settlement any conflicts and disputesbetween States exclusively by peaceful means'' and that'' the question of thepeaceful settlement of disputes should represent one of the concerns for States andfor the United Nations. In age of nuclear weapons the importance of the principle ofpeaceful settlement of international disputes is apparent.