RE: Palestine Today
※→ P F Tinmore, et al,
This is an interesting quest...
The UN had the authority to divide a country?
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(COMMENT)
It seems that on agreement of the UN General Assembly, under Chapter XII, UN Charter.
The Answer is YES to the question of authority, having been handed down
(all rights and title whatsoever) from Artilce16 of the Treaty of Lausanne.
UN Charter - Chapter XII said:
Article 77
1 The trusteeship system shall apply to such territories in the following categories as may be placed thereunder by means of trusteeship agreements:
a. territories now held under mandate;
b. territories which may be detached from enemy states as a result of the Second World War; and
c. territories voluntarily placed under the system by states responsible for their administration.
2 It will be a matter for subsequent agreement as to which territories in the foregoing categories will be brought under the trusteeship system and upon what terms.
Article 78
The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have become Members of the United Nations, relationship among which shall be based on respect for the principle of sovereign equality.
Jordan is an Article 78 former Mandate Territory, independent Kingdom 1946, and UN Member.
Israel became an Article 78 former Mandate Territory, 1948, independent state and UN Member.
I do not believe that the US foresaw the fiasco that the territories that were non-self-governing territories.
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are Article 77a, former Mandate Territories, 1948. However, these entities are not members of the UN. As of 2005, the Gaza Strip became self-governing
(such as that mess of criminals are) when the Israelis unilaterially withdrew.
Most Respectfully,
R