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'''Chapter XII of the [[Charter of the United Nations|United Nations Charter]]''' deals with the international [[United Nations Trusteeship Council|trusteeship]] system. It reaffirms the twin goals mentioned in [[Chapter XI of the United Nations Charter|Chapter XI]] to "promote the political, economic, social, and educational advancement of the inhabitants of the trust territories, and their progressive development towards self-government or independence".<ref name="Article76"/> It also provides that the trusteeship system applies to:<ref name="Article77"/><br />
* territories now held under [[Mandate (international law)|mandate]];<br />
* territories which may be detached from enemy states as a result of the [[World War II|Second World War]]; and<br />
* territories voluntarily placed under the system by states responsible for their administration.<br />
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Application is not automatic, but the trusteeship system is not imposed by the Charter on any territories. Its application is left to subsequent agreements between the states directly concerned. Although there are no territories administered under this system today, a country could theoretically place one of its territories under the trusteeship system. Articles 82-85 make reference to "strategic areas" of territories.<ref name="Article79"/><br />
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The trusteeship system shall not apply to territories which have become [[Member states of the United Nations|members of the United Nations]], only among those of sovereign equality.<ref name="Article78"/><br />
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Article 79 of Chapter XII has been criticized for its ambiguous language.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wolfe |first=George V. |date=1948 |title=The States Directly Concerned: Article 79 of the United Nations Charter |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-journal-of-international-law/article/abs/states-directly-concerned-article-79-of-the-united-nations-charter/C925BDC20EA09D4AC211FE5EDE84ED87 |journal=American Journal of International Law |language=en |volume=42 |issue=2 |pages=368–388 |doi=10.2307/2193678 |issn=0002-9300|url-access=subscription }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name="Article76">[[s:United_Nations_Charter|UN Charter]], [[s:United_Nations_Charter#Article_76|Article 76]]</ref><br />
<ref name="Article77">[[s:United_Nations_Charter|UN Charter]], [[s:United_Nations_Charter#Article_77|Article 77]]</ref><br />
<ref name="Article78">[[s:United_Nations_Charter|UN Charter]], [[s:United_Nations_Charter#Article_78|Article 78]]</ref><br />
<ref name="Article79">[[s:United_Nations_Charter|UN Charter]], [[s:United_Nations_Charter#Article_79|Article 79]]</ref><br />
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