Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73

§287l Congressional declaration that United Nations take steps to give effect to advisory opinion of International Court of Justice on financial obligations of members

Title 22 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - INTERNATIONAL BUREAUS, CONGRESSES, ETC. › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XVI— - UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION › § 287l

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Congress says the United Nations must quickly act on the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion so members pay all assessments, including peacekeeping costs.

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Title 22, §287l

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It is the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should take immediate steps to give effect to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the financial obligations of members of the United Nations in order to assure prompt payment of all assessments, including assessments to cover the cost of operations to maintain or restore international peace and security.

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Codification Section was not enacted as part of act Dec. 20, 1945, ch. 583, 59 Stat. 619, known as the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, which comprises this subchapter.

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22 U.S.C. § 287l

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73