Influence of the Fragmentation of International Law on the Work of the United Nations

The Charter of the United Nations since the foundation of the organization in 1945 is a fundamental document for the legal activities of all the states and international organizations. Since the United Nations (UN) was created to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, the main task of maintaining international peace and security requires that the changes in the security system that occur in the modern international community be taken into account in the work of the organization. Expanding the scope of application of the norms of international public law led to the formation of mutually exclusive approaches to regulating international relations in various areas of international cooperation. In the Russian and foreign doctrine, this problem is widely discussed in the context of the fragmentation of international law. The vertical fragmentation of international law as a result of the establishment of regional integration associations, such as the Eurasian Economic Union, may contribute to a more harmonious social development, taking into account the cultural specifics of the region. The solution to the problem of harmonization of international regional cooperation lies in the creation of special UN mechanisms aimed at a uniform understanding of the prospects for sustainable development by all the countries.