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In the case of abstention of a permanent member of the Security Council from voting, the Security…

By settled practice, affirmed in the Namibia Advisory Opinion (1971), a voluntary abstention by a permanent member is not treated as a veto, so the Security Council decision…

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In the case of abstention of a permanent member of the Security Council from voting, the Security Council:

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By settled practice, affirmed in the Namibia Advisory Opinion (1971), a voluntary abstention by a permanent member is not treated as a veto, so the Security Council decision "still remains valid".

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