Membership of the UN under Article 4 requires the prospective Member t…

Question

Membership of the UN under Article 4 requires the prospective Member to be a:

Accepted Answer

B. PEACE-LOVING STATE which accepts the obligations of the Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, is able and willing to carry out these obligations

1. Article 4(1) UN Charter: 'Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.'
2. Article 4(2): admission is effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
3. The five permanent Members of the Security Council can VETO admission.
4. Currently 193 Member States (post South Sudan, 2011).
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1)_

Answer

state which has fought on the Allied side in World War II (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1)) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1))

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state geographically located in the Northern Hemisphere (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1)) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1))

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state whose Head of State is a member of a recognised royal family (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1)) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 4(1))