Security Council Resolution 56 (1948) [on the Situation in Jerusalem]

S/RES/56(1948)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, published in 1964.

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 subjects

Ceasefires Israel-Arab War (1948-1949)Jerusalem Palestine Question Truce Supervision

What’s in this document?

8 operative paragraphs

Directs the attention of the Governments and L Attire /'attention des gouvemements et autorites authorities concerned to its resolution 54 ( 1948) of 15 July 1948 ;

I 1948;

Decide, conformement a sa resolution 54 (1948),

Decides pursuant to its resolution 54 (1948), and so informs the Governments and authorities

concerned, that:

que:

Each party is responsibk for the actions of both ' a) Chaque partie est responsable des actions des regular and irregular forces operating under its autho-· forces tant regulieres qu'irregulieres operant sous son rity or in territory under its control ;

Each party has the obligation to use all means h) Chaque partie est dans !'obligation de faire usage at its disposal to prevent action violating the truce by individuals or groups who arc subject to its authority treve ne soit violee par !'action d'individus ou de groupes soumis a son autorite ou se trouvant dans des or who are in territory under its control ;

territoires sous son controle ;

c) Chaque partie est dans !'obligation de traduire

Each party has the obligation to bring to speedy trial, and in case of conviction to punishment, any en justice sans delai et, en cas de condamnation, de punir toute personne, quelle qu'elle soit, soumise a sa and all persons within their jurisdiction who are involved in a breach 0f the truce ,

la treve;

d) Aucune partie n'est autorisee a violer la treve

No party is permitted to violate the truce on sous pretexte qu'elle procede a des mesures de reprethe ground that it is undertaking reprisals or reta-• liations against the other party ;

:;ailles ou de retorsion contre l'autre partie ;

e) II n'est Ioisible a aucune partie d'obtenir des

No party is entitled to gain military or political advantage through violation of the truce.

avantages militaires ou politiques par des violations de la treve.

Supplement for August 1948, document S/963.

annee, Supplement d'aout 1948, document S/963.

32 The draft resolution was voted on in parts. No vote :i2 Les diverses parties du projet de resolution ont ete mises was taken on the text as a whole.

aux voix separement. II n'y a pas eu de vote sur J'ensemble du texte.

Adoptee par 8 voix contre (Syria), with 2 abstentions I une (Syrie), avec 2 abstentions (Argentine, Chine). (Argentina, China).

Adopti·d at the 354th matting.32 31 Official Records of the Security Council, Third Year,

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