Why has the UN Charter remained a central plank of international order, even though it was formulated in wartime by only a few of the victorious powers?
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Summary'If we had had this Charter a few years ago-and above all, the will to use it- millions now dead
would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions now living will surely
die.' (Truman) This quotation shows the ambition the Charter has and the hope its conceivers had
for it to be respected and applied... Since it has come into being it has remained a central plank of
international order. In this essay, we will try to answer why it has done so, even though it was
formulated in wartime and by only a few of the victorious powers. We will see that there are many
reasons for this.
Table of Contents- Definition of the main concepts
- The reasons for the successful evolution of the Charter of the UN in the creation and maintenance of international order: its flexibility in interpretation, its uniqueness, its period of creation, its creators, its utopian but realisable principles and its adaptability to a changing world
- The possible reforms of the Charter which could help it to renew itself and remain a central plank of international order in the future
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