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UN Security Council hearing urges renewed commitment to rule of law and accountability
Summary
Speakers at the United Nations Security Council urged member states to honor their obligations under the UN Charter, use the Charter’s dispute-settlement tools and strengthen independent judicial processes, warning that words like the 2024 'pact for the future' must be matched by action.
Unidentified Speaker, a delegate, told the United Nations Security Council that the rule of law is "the beating heart of the United Nations Charter" and warned that "words are not being matched with action," citing a 2024 pact for the future intended to reinforce international obligations.
The address cataloged international legal instruments — including the UN Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Conventions — and argued these undergird a collective security system that forbids the threat or use of force…
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