Abstract
If we had had this Charter a few years ago-and above all, the will to use it- millions, now dead, would be alive. If we should falter in the future in our will to use it, millions, now living, will surely die.' (Truman) This statement delivered by Truman reveals the ambitions of the Charter and the hope its conceivers had of it being respected and applied. Since it was formulated, the Charter has remained a central plank of international order. In this essay, we will try to justify its strength, even though it was formulated in wartime and by only a few of the victorious powers, and will reveal the reasons for its power.
