conceph of colonial.ism. That certainl.y is not true of the claim to inalependeDce by the Turlrish C!?riot commuaitY. 51. The truth of the matter is that in determiEing that the establishnent of the TRNC was illegal and invalid, and in attachitrg to that determination the sanction that states should not recognize the TRNC, the security council was evidently purporting to act in a jutlicial capacity. That is the only proper descriPtion of the conduct of anyone or any body that cLairns the Jight to make fiD'lings of '.illegality', or "i.nva1idity". yet in so acting the Security Councll did not behave in the manner appropriate to the performa[ce of a jutticial function. True, it heard both sides, ia the sense that it hearat sPe€ches fron President Denktas as well as from the representativa of the Greek CyE,riot corftmunity. But having regard to the range and cornpl.exity of the issues upon which it ventured directly or indirectty to rnake a finding, aarnely, the coafornity with the 1960 Constitutiotr of the conduct of the two communities. its scrutiny of the situation vas at best superficial. The judgetnent, in the form of a draft resolution, was prepared and was in circulation bef,ore the debate even took Place - an order of, Proceeding that is in no way cornpatibte with the judicial process of ascertaitring facts and weighing arguments before reaching a reasoned conclusion. 52. It must., of course, be ackaolrledged that the security counciL is not organized or intended to act as a judicia). body. But in that case, it should be recognized that the conduct of the Security Council shoulal stoP short of passing judqement upon legal issues. Decisions lf the Security Council should be Linited to prescribing a course of action directed towards efimirating the situation that
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a legal document discussing the legitimacy of the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) and the actions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in relation to it. The language used is formal and technical, indicating a focus on legal and political issues rather than economic or social topics. The text also mentions the 1960 Constitution of Cyprus, which further suggests a focus on legal and political matters.

**Category**
International relations, Politics