The United Nations Charter states that treaties must be registered with the UN to be invoked before it or enforced in its judiciary organ, the International Court of Justice. This was done to prevent the proliferation of secret treaties that occurred in the 19th and 20th century. Section 103 of the Charter also states that its members' obligations under it outweigh any competing obligations under other treaties. COUNT 5
QSN1 What is the judiciary organ of the United Nations? ANS1 the International Court of Justice QSN2 What document states that treaties must be registered with the United Nations to be invoked before it or enforced in the International Court of Justice? ANS2 The United Nations Charter QSN3 Why does the United Nations Charter state that treaties must be registered with the United Nations? ANS3 to prevent the proliferation of secret treaties QSN4 In which centuries did a proliferation of secret treaties occur that led the United Nations Charter to include an obligation to register treaties to be invoked before it? ANS4 19th and 20th century QSN5 What section of the United Nations Charter states that its members' obligation under the charter outweigh any competing obligations under other treaties? ANS5 Section 103