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Global Values and the Institutions of the United Nations
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Otto Spijkers
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July 26, 2017
Abstract
A constitution defines the values of a particular community, and establishes institutions to realize these values. In defence of the argument that the United Nations Charter is the world’s constitution, I will try to show that it contains the shared values and norms of the international community, and that the UN’s organs are tasked with the promotion and protection of the shared values and norms as defined in the UN Charter. The focus is on the values of human dignity and peace and security.
Published Online: 2017-7-26
Published in Print: 2017-7-26
© 2017 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston
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Keywords for this article
United Nations;
global values;
human dignity;
peace and security;
constitution
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- Frontmatter
- Articles
- The Constitutionalization of International Law and the Challenge of Non-State Actors
- Global Values and the Institutions of the United Nations
- Notes and Essays
- A Call for Judicial Reform in Egypt
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- Austrian Constitutional Court: The Constitutionality of Restrictions on Nullity Appeals in Law of Criminal Procedure
- Austrian Constitutional Court: The Presumed Biological Father’s Position in Contact Proceedings
- Czech Constitutional Court: Twists and Turns of Recent Judgments of the Highest Courts in Cases of Parliamentary Immunity
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