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This section provides an overview of the legal, bureaucratic and financial frameworks for authorizing and conducting UN-led peace operations. The historical evolution of UN peace operations and the doctrine underpinning them is discussed in part II of the book (chapters 3–5). The first point to note is that the UN Charter neither explicitly mentions ‘peacekeeping’ nor contains provisions for peace operations. This had three important effects on the development of peace operations. First, in practice, UN peace operations have developed as ad hoc responses to particular crises. Second, the key operational concepts, such as consent, impartiality and minimum use of force, were developed through practice. As a result, their meaning was often contested and interpreted differently in different missions and even by different national contingents. Third, member states have reinterpreted the Charter’s provisions over time.