Under Article 7 UN Charter, the PRINCIPAL ORGANS of the UN are:
Aonly the General Assembly and the Security Council, with all others being subordinate (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7)
Bonly the Security Council and the International Criminal Court (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7)
CGeneral Assembly; Security Council; Economic and Social Council; Trusteeship Council; International Court of Justice; Secretariat (six principal organs)
Donly the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat as judicial bodies (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7) (cf. UN Charter 1945, Article 7)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. General Assembly; Security Council; Economic and Social Council; Trusteeship Council; International Court of Justice; Secretariat (six principal organs)
1. Article 7(1) UN Charter: 'There are established as the principal organs of the United Nations: a General Assembly, a Security Council, an Economic and Social Council, a Trusteeship Council, an International Court of Justice, and a Secretariat.'
2. The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994 after the last trust territory (Palau) attained independence; it is dormant but technically still a principal organ.
3. Subsidiary organs may be established as necessary (Article 7(2)) — e.g. UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, ICTY, ICTR.
4. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: UN Charter 1945 / Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties 1969 / ICJ Statute / ARSIWA 2001 — UN Charter 1945, Article 7_
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