Reviewed case brief

Certain Expenses of the United Nations (Advisory Opinion)

ICJ Advisory Opinion [1962] ICJ Rep 151

## Summary

PILunited-nationspeacekeepinggeneral-assemblyarticle-17
Court
International Court of Justice
Year
1962
Subjects
Public International Law
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Rule established

The General Assembly has competence to authorise peacekeeping operations; their costs are expenses of the Organisation binding on all member states under Article 17(2) of the United Nations Charter.

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        Ratio decidendi

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