2684) Is There A Principle Of ''Preservation Of Territorial Integrity'' In International Law Or, As Always – What To Do By Ara Papian

Let us state at once that there is no principle of “preservation of territorial integrity” in international law. The fourth clause of Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations (UN) declares only the following: “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations”. This clause does not have anything to do with the preservation of “territorial integrity”, that is, the inviolability of the territory of any state. According to an authoritative commentary on the law on foreign relations of the United States, it is simply a clause against invasion, a “prohibition of use of . . .

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