THE ISSUE OF REFORMING THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE RIGHT OF VETO IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

Vasyl SLIPENІUK

SLIPENІUK V. (2022), THE ISSUE OF REFORMING THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE RIGHT OF VETO IN THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL; Scientific Bulletin of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affair, Special Issue №2, 278-284

DOI: 10.31733/2078-3566-2022-6-278-284

 

ABSTRACT. The article is devoted to highlighting the problems of reforming the possibility of applying the right of veto in the UN Security Council. In particular, it’s revealed the tasks and powers of the UN Security Council as the only body of this international organization, which is authorized to make decisions binding on all member states. It is emphasized on the illegality of russia’s presence in the Security Council and the UN.

Detailed attention is paid to the process of decision-making of the Security Council and the right of veto of permanent members of this body. The main cases of application of the last point, in particular, in the relations in russian-Ukrainian war, are analyzed. A conclusion was made about the archaic nature of the right of veto and its negative impact on the activities of the UN and the process of maintaining and strengthening peace and international security in view of the violation of the norms of international law by the «big» states – permanent members of the Security Council and the commission of aggression in order to expand their influence on other sovereign countries.

Existing views on the necessity and options for reforming the possibility of applying the veto right in the UN Security Council are summarized. It was emphasized that the relevant changes are necessary to preserve the status of the UN as an effective international organization in the field of ensuring peace and international security. In order to eliminate subjectivism in the decision-making process regarding the settlement of international conflicts, it is proposed to introduce a procedure for overcoming the right of veto by two-thirds of the votes of all members of the UN Security Council.

Keywords: reformation, right of veto, Security Council, UN, peace, international security.

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