Can a Member Be Expelled?

Admission

Facts of the case

• the State accepts the obligations contained in the Charter (Art. 4, para. 1)
• the State is peace-loving and able and willing to carry out the obligations of the Charter — in the judgment of the Organization (Art. 4, para. 1)
• the Security Council recommends the admission of the State (Art. 4, para. 2) — itself an Article 27, para. 3 decision: a single permanent member's negative vote blocks the recommendation
• the General Assembly decides on admission (Art. 4, para. 2; by the letter of Art. 18, para. 2 — an "important question", two-thirds)

• admitted: Established
• blocked: Not established