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87 Security Council Resolution 497 -1981-- The Golan Heights Law- 17 December 1981

17 Dec 1981
 VOLUME 7: 1981-1982
 
 

87. Security Council Resolution 497 (1981), The Golan Heights Law, 17 December 1981.

Syria complained to the Security Council after the Knesset adopted the Golan Heights Law on 14 December. The following resolution was adopted unanimously and called on Israel to rescind forthwith its decision. Text:

The Security Council,

Having considered the letter of 14 December 1981 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic contained in document S/14791,

Reaffirming that the acquisition of territory by force is inadmissible, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, the principles of international law, and relevant Security Council resolutions,

I . Decides that the Israeli decision to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect;

2. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, should rescind forthwith its decision;

3. Determines that all the provisions of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 continue to apply to the Syrian territory occupied by Israel since June 1967;

4. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on the implementation of this resolution within two weeks and decides that in the event of non-compliance by Israel, the Security Council would meet urgently, and not later than 5 January 1982, to consider taking appropriate measures in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.

 
 
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