UNSC Permanent Members’ Veto Turns to Democratic Use of Veto among the Permanent Members
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United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United Nations General Assembly, Five Permanent Members, Non-Permanent Members, VetoAbstract
This article emphasizes UNSC particularly UNSC permanent members’ veto power. UNSC should effectively maintain international peace and security that is the main responsibility of this organ of UN. For making international peace and security, UNSC permanent members should change exclusive veto into the democratic use of veto among permanent members. Democratic use of veto means that UNSC resolution is blocked if more than three permanent members together show the veto. This article scrutinizes the good side of the democratic use of veto within current members than exclusive veto.
Historical background of veto among permanent members, historical evolution of UNSC members’ especially permanent members and briefly some notion regarding veto are analyzed. The UN charter, some articles related to UNSC, permanent members veto and amendment process of UN charter are critically explored. Paper criticizes exclusive veto of UNSC and its misuse for blocking the resolution at some vital issues like new members admission in the UN, peacekeeping, appointing secretary general and so on. This article explores how Russia saves Syria and the USA protects Israel through blocking the resolution of UNSC about condemnation or economic section, peacekeeping mission and other reasons.
Various reform proposals have been given by various authorities; no reform proposals have yet been accepted by UNSC. Finally, this article examines the necessity of a new reform proposal which talks about exclusive veto turn to democratic use of veto among the UNSC permanent members for taking decision more effectively.
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