...concerns of particularly the United States. It is not by accident that the UN Charter's Article 55 reads: "With a view to the creation of conditions of stability...self-determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote . . . universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without...

...that the UN shall promote goals such as higher standards of living, full employment and human rights "[w]ith a view to the creation of conditions of stability...friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples". This basic principle of self-determination...

...Trusteeship Council. Article 55, dealing with international economic and social co-operation, argues that the 'creation of conditions of stability and well-being...peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on the respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples . . .' requires the...

..."universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms" is indispensable to "the creation of conditions of stability and well-being...necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among states." The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, regarded at its adoption in 1948 merely as "a common...

...provisions articulate general goals without defining strategies for actualizing them. Article 55 states: With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being which are necessary for the peaceful and friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights...

...that the ECOSOC was not given the chance and the authority as mandated by the Charter to create the 'conditions of stability and well-being which are...necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among nations'. Although not an easy matter, the question of whether the ECOSOC could ever realistically...

...humanitarian intervention over the last hundred or so years.2 One 1 UN Charter. arts 55-6: Article 55 With a view to the creation of conditions of stability...self-determination of peoples. the United Nations shall promote: 1a) higher standards of living. full employment. and conditions of economic and social progress and...

...chapter offers a bird's-eye view of the issues debated. A MANDATE The process began with an exhortation: "With a view to the creation of conditions of stability...self-determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote. ..higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development......

...refugees and stateless persons; and the rights of migrant workers. INTRODUCTION In order to create "conditions of stability and well-being which are...selfdetermination of peoples", the United Nations has the duty, by virtue of article 55 of the UN Charter, to promote "universal respect for, and observance...

...Nations.74 Article 55 of the Charter calls for the promotion of a number of social and economic goals "[w]ith a view to the creation of conditions of stability...friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples."75 Similarly, the International...