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For the novel of the same name, please see Articles of the Federation (novel).
"By authority granted me under the Articles of the Federation and Starfleet Charter, I order you to surrender your vessels. No terms, no deals."
Acting Captain Saru, 2257 ("Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")

The Articles of the Federation was a legal document that the United Federation of Planets signed that gave Starfleet officers the authority to ask for a starship captain to surrender their vessel. (DIS: "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2")

The Articles of the Federation appeared in the novel of the same name, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido and published in May 2005. That novel identified the Articles of the Federation as the formal legal name of the document also known as the Federation Constitution and the Federation Charter.

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