What is the Simma Commentary on the Charter of the United Nations?

The Charter of the United Nations: A Commentary. Edited by Bruno Simma, Daniel-Erasmus Khan, Georg Nolte, and Andreas Paulus. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2012. 

Available in print and online:

• Call Number: Ref 341.13 (04) C489 
• Oxford Public International Law subscription: Volume 1, Volume 2 (UNHQ or other subscribing institutions only)

The Commentary on the UN Charter is the primary English reference book on the Charter and is a wonderful resource for researching all aspects of the work of the UN. Not only does the Commentary provide in-depth research on the Charter, it also refers researchers to additional resources and UN documents.

The third edition (2012) includes:

• Table of cases
• Table of instruments
• Text of the Charter and the Statute of the International Court of Justice
• Drafting history of the Charter as a whole
• Chapter on UN Reform
• Chapter on Interpretation of the Charter
• In-depth analysis of each Article of the Charter with:
  • Text of Charter Article
  • Select bibliography
  • Introduction
  • Drafting history
  • Interpretation
  • Application of the Article
  • Citation to references including both scholarly sources and UN documents
• Annexes with Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, Provisional Rules of Procedure of the Security Council, and Working Methods document of Security Council (S/2010/507)
• Index