Veto Power: A Legal Debate in the United Nations Security Council

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1 Student, Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

2 Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

3 Al-Mustaqbal University College, Iraq

Abstract

Historically, the United Nations Security Council has been the dominant international venue for discussing on matters relevant to the maintaining of global security and peace. The term “rule of law” refers to a political and social structure in which everyone is held to the same legal standards. On the other hand, the concept that everyone is equal before the law is undermined when the veto power gives the Permanent Members the opportunity to disregard its accountability. This article aims to overview the use of veto powers in the United Nations Security Council that reflects the Rule of Law. Due to the fact that this method of research is qualitative, the data that was gathered and analysed came from non-numerical sources such as journals, articles, and news reports. The goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the conventional notions of Rule of Law as well as the ways in which the veto system is in opposition to Rule of Law. According to the findings of the research, there is a contradiction between the veto system and the Rule of Law, notably the notion that all individuals ought to be treated with equal regard to the law.     

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Geopolitics Quarterly
Volume 19, Special Issue
July 2023
Pages 37-58

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  • Receive Date: 20 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 08 June 2023
  • Accept Date: 17 June 2023

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