"Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of
men"
- Herbert Hoover
Abstract
The United Nations was established in 1945 in the wake of the devastating impact
of World War II, with the primary purpose of promoting international peace,
security, and the protection of human rights. At the heart of the United Nations
Charter, Article 7 establishes the principal organs of the United Nations: The
General Assembly, the Security Council, the Trusteeship Council, the
International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
This study focuses
specifically on understanding the nature and diverse functions of the Security
Council within the United Nations framework. The Security Council is the central
body charged with the important task of identifying threats to world peace and
aggression among its member states. Its main role is to mediate disputes and
encourage the parties to a peaceful resolution.
Furthermore, if peaceful means
prove insufficient, the Security Council may impose sanctions or authorize the
use of force as a means to restore and maintain international peace and
security. The Security Council has five permanent members (China, France,
Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and ten rotating
non-permanent members to ensure diversity.
Additionally, the Council's functions
extend beyond immediate conflict resolution to include deploying peacekeeping
missions, monitoring ceasefires, overseeing disarmament efforts, and
recommending adjustments to the United Nations Charter to adapt to current world
conditions. Understanding the delicate nature of the Security Council's role
reveals the complex balance between sovereignty and collective security and the
complexities inherent in interventionist measures in pursuit of global
stability.
Through its actions and decisions, the Security Council remains an
influential cornerstone in shaping international relations, striving to defuse
conflicts and uphold the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United
Nations.
Introduction
The Public International law is concerned with how to maintain the structure and
behavior of sovereign states, similar entities, and intergovernmental
organizations. International law has unique characteristics that make it
different from the laws of national legal systems. International law does not
have a central legislative authority and instead recognizes a non-hierarchical
judicial authority. The largest international organization is the United Nations
(UN) which currently has 193 member states[i]. Resolutions and declarations of
the UN and other international[ii] organizations are non-legally binding
instruments and do not create legal obligations[iii] for States.
The Charter of the United Nations was signed on 26 June 1945, in San Francisco,
at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International
Organization, and came into force on 24 October 1945.The International Court of
Justice identifies the sources of international law in Article 38 of the
Statute[iv].
Examples include mass vaccination programmes (through WHO), the
avoidance of famine and malnutrition (through the work of the WFP), and the
protection of vulnerable and displaced people (for example, by UNHCR)[v]. Board
for coordination (CEB) at the inter-secretariat level[vi]. Specialized agencies
may or may not have been originally created by the United Nations, but they are
incorporated into the United Nations System by the United Nations Economic and
Social Council acting under Articles 57 and 63 of the United Nations Charter[vii].
At present the UN has in total 15[viii] specialized agencies that carry out
various functions on behalf of the UN[ix].Civil society organizations also
engaged in the post-2015 process, along with academia and other research
institutions, including think tanks[x].
Membership
The Council is made up of 15 Member States. There are five permanent Members
(the P5) - the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia, and the United States -
and 10 non-permanent Members (the E10) elected by the UN General Assembly to
serve for two-year terms[xi].
Elections of non-permanent Members are staggered, with five elected each
year[xii]. A retiring Member is not eligible for immediate re-election. In 1963,
the UN General Assembly decided the geographic distribution of the 10
non-permanent Members would consist of three from the African group, two from
the Asian group, two from the Latin American and Caribbean group, two from the
Western European and Others group and one from the Eastern European group.
Australia is a member of the Western European and Others group.
Functions
The Security Council has unique responsibility and decision-making powers and
has a range of tools at its disposal[xiii].
When faced with a potential conflict, the first response of the Council is to
recommend to the parties that they reach agreement through peaceful means. The
Council may appoint, or ask the UN Secretary General to appoint, special
representatives to assist and guide efforts towards conflict resolution.
In cases where conflict is occurring, the Council may issue ceasefire
directives, send in UN peacekeeping forces or use enforcement actions, such as
sanctions[xiv].
With or without agreement of national governments, the Council can take steps to
protect civilians caught in the conflict, for example by allowing access[xv]
across national borders for humanitarian organisations. The Council can direct
Government's to limit stockpiling of certain weapons or disarm, for example by
nuclear non-proliferation and destruction of chemical weapons.
The Council's day-to-day functions include the review of UN peacekeeping
operations, consultations on specific country situations and monitoring the
implementation of UN sanctions regimes through the work of its sanction's
committees[xvi].
Decision-making
The Council is the only UN body that allows use of the veto[xvii]. The veto is
exercised when a country votes against a draft decision and so prevents its
adoption. It can only be used by the five permanent Members.
Article 27 of the UN Charter distinguishes between procedural and non-procedural
(substantive) matters in Council decision-making[xviii].
For decisions on procedural matters, such as working practices or organisation
of the agenda, at least nine Members must vote in favour of the decision for it
to pass.
For decisions on substantiative matters, such as establishing a peacekeeping
force or sanctions regime, the decision again needs at least nine Members to
vote[xix] in favour. But those countries voting in favour must include all the
permanent members - "including the concurring votes of the permanent members".
A resolution will also to fail if seven Members vote against the resolution or
abstain from voting.
How does the UN maintain international peace and security?
It is the responsibility of the Security Council to decide when and where to
send UN peacekeeping operations. The Security Council responds to crises around
the world on a case-by-case basis and has a wide range of options. When
considering the creation of a new peace operation, various factors are
considered, including:
- Whether there are clear political objectives and whether they are reflected in the mandate;
- Whether specific mandates can be developed for United Nations operations;
- Whether the safety of United Nations personnel is adequately guaranteed, and in particular whether adequate guarantees of the safety of United Nations personnel are obtained from major political parties or factions;
- Whether there is a ceasefire in place and the parties have committed themselves to a peace process intended to reach a political settlement[xx].
The Security Council establishes peace operations by adopting Security Council
resolutions. This resolution establishes the mission and scope of this mission.
The Security Council continuously monitors the activities of United Nations
peacekeeping operations, including through periodic reports from the
Secretary-General and holding special Security Council meetings to discuss the
activities of specific operations.
The Security Council may vote to extend,
modify, or terminate mandates as it deems appropriate. According to Article 25
of the Charter, all United Nations Member States undertake to accept and
implement the decisions of the Security Council[xxi]. While other UN bodies make
recommendations to member states, only the Council has the power to make
decisions that member states are obliged to implement[xxii].
According to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council may
take coercive measures to maintain or restore international peace and
security [xxiii. Such measures range from economic sanctions to international
military action. The Council also establishes a UN peacekeeping mission and a
special political mission[xxiv].
The board expresses its will in a resolution.
Some possible ways are:
- Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation:
The most effective way to reduce the human suffering and enormous economic costs
of conflict and its consequences is to prevent conflict in the first place[xxv].
The United Nations plays an important role in conflict prevention, using
diplomacy, courtesy and mediation to help countries prevent and peacefully
resolve conflicts[xxvi]. The Secretary-General of the United Nations dispatches
special personal representatives, envoys, and advisors to areas of tension
around the world to assist in de-escalating crises and mediating negotiated
solutions to disputes.
The Secretary-General may also exercise ``good faith'' to facilitate the
resolution of disputes. This means relying on the independence, impartiality and
integrity of the Secretary-General to take public and private measures to
prevent the outbreak, escalation and spread of international conflicts.
Civilian-led political missions are sent into the field with the task of
promoting dialogue and cooperation within and between states, or to promote
reconciliation[xxvii] and democratic governance in societies rebuilding after
civil war.
The United Nations' efforts to promote credible elections around the world also
directly contribute to efforts to promote peace and prevent conflict. This
activity is based on the belief that the roots of many conflicts are political
and that their resolution requires political solutions.
- Peacekeeping:
Some of its peacekeeping missions were successful in operations such as Suez
crisis, Cyprus and West New Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda,
Somalia and Sudan. Some of its present operations are, such as UN Military
Observer Group in India and Pakistan, UN Truce Supervision Organization
stationed in Middle East, working.
- Peacebuilding:
The commission addressed several country specific, regional and thematic issues
to help to maintain and draws attention, to and enhance, coherence[xxviii] in
peace-building, sustaining peace to strengthen coordination and synergies. In
Chad and Brundi, the commission has helped in implementing the national
development plan and strengthening cooperation with multilateral and bilateral
partners.
- Countering Terrorism:
CT Committee passed a resolution 1373 against the terror activities in 2001. The
terror financing resolution 2462 was passed in 2019. The resolutions against the
terror activities of Iraq and Levant, Al-Qaida and associated groups were passed
in UNSC.
- Disarmament:
Resolution 1540 (2004) was passed to oblige the states to refrain from
supporting non-state actions from developing, acquiring, manufacturing,
possessing[xxix], transporting chemical or biological, nuclear weapons. The
respective states report the action taken by them.
Women, Peace and Security
While women remain a minority of combatants and perpetrators of war, they
increasingly suffer the greatest harm. The UN Security Council recognized that
including women and gender perspectives in decision-making can strengthen
prospects for sustainable peace with the unanimous[xxx] adoption of resolution
1325 on women, peace and security[xxxi]. The landmark resolution specifically
addresses the situation of women in armed conflict and calls for their
participation at all levels of decision-making on conflict[xxxii] resolution and
peacebuilding.
Peacekeeping and Youth
Young people are essential actors of peace[xxxiii]. Sustainable development and
peace cannot be achieved without their active contribution. In conflict areas,
youth often have invaluable knowledge about their communities and can drive
remarkable change[xxxiv]. For youth to actively contribute to building peace
within their communities, their needs must be addressed, their voices amplified,
and their engagement advanced[xxxv].
UN Peacekeeping has long recognized the importance of engaging with youth as an
essential demographic in most host countries, as well as to welcome them within
operations[xxxvi] as civilian, police and military peacekeepers[xxxvii]. UN
peacekeepers under 30 are often able to better connect with and serve as role
models to young members of the local populations[xxxviii]. They help to increase
innovation and overall performance in UN peace operations.
What criticisms has the Security Council faced?
Many critics, including member states from the developing world, charge that the
Security Council's structure does not reflect current geopolitical realities.
Its membership was expanded from six elected members to ten in 1965, and, in
1971, the People's Republic of China took the permanent seat previously occupied
by the Republic of China (Taiwan). Since then, the body's composition has
remained unchanged.
Regional powers such as Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Nigeria, and South Africa
have sought to enlarge the Security Council or secure permanent seats of their
own[xxxix]. Others have called for France to cede its permanent seat[xl] to the
European Union in the wake of Brexit, especially after France and Germany
decided to share the presidency of the Security Council for two months in 2019.
In 2021, Britain announced its support[xli] for Germany receiving a permanent
seat. And in early 2023, China, France, and Germany called for two permanent
seats for Africa on the Security Council.
The debate about expansion is often
framed as a trade-off[xlii] between legitimacy and efficacy. Saudi Arabia took
the unprecedented step[xliii] of declining a non-permanent Security Council seat
in 2013, announcing a day after it was elected to a 2014–15 term that it would
not serve in the absence of institutional reform[xliv].
Other critics include advocates of R2P, who say the veto gives undue deference
to the political interests of the P5, leading to inaction in the face of mass
atrocities. Russia's two vetoes of Security Council action on Ukraine, for
instance, have spurred calls[xlv] to kick Russia out of the P5.
This line of
criticism was growing even before the invasion; Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, the UN
human rights chief from 2014 to 2018, repeatedly criticized[xlvi] the outsize
power of the veto-wielding member states, warning that without institutional
change, the United Nations could collapse. But it is not just P5 members who
have demonstrated reluctance to use force. Aspirants to permanent-member status,
including Brazil, Germany, and India, have generally opposed interventions as
violations of sovereignty[xlvii].
While R2P advocates criticize the Security
Council and its members for a lack of political will, others question the United
Nations' conflict-management capacity, often citing 1990s peacekeeping crises in
Somalia, the former Yugoslavia, and Rwanda.
In the shadow of its 1993 experience in Somalia, in which eighteen U.S. Army
Rangers were killed in an attempt to capture a warlord, the United States was
among the powers that prevented a robust UN response in Rwanda. Despite alarming
reports received by the Security Council in 1994, it declined to respond as an
estimated eight hundred thousand people were killed in a genocide[xlviii]
committed against ethnic Tutsis.
The United Nations also suffered humiliating defeats in the Balkans, where
peacekeepers were used as human shields in the siege of Sarajevo and failed to
protect civilians in the designated safe area of Srebrenica from massacre.
Experts say these missions were undermined by both logistical and political
problems, including muddled mandates, inadequate resources, and the parochial
interests[xlix] of major powers. In an effort to combat these and other
problems, delegates have advocated for more transparency and efficiency in the
Security Council's decision-making process, as well as more interaction with the
General Assembly.
Peacekeeping mandates continue to be scrutinized for their scope, cost, and
cases in which peacekeepers themselves have committed abuses[l]. A 2000
self-evaluation, commissioned by Annan and led by veteran envoy Lakhdar Brahimi,
said the United Nations had "repeatedly failed," and would continue to do[li] so
absent "significant institutional change and increased financial support."
Peacekeepers deployed in Haiti, for example, have faced intense criticism for
widespread sexual exploitation, as well as for sparking a cholera outbreak that
has[lii] killed more than ten thousand people since 2010.
However, many experts say the United Nations' overall track record is relatively
strong: recent studies[liii] have found that, in general, UN peacekeeping
prevents the resumption of violence in post-conflict scenarios[liv].
What are the prospects for reform?
The odds of substantial reform are seen as remote because amending the UN
Charter requires an affirmative vote and domestic ratification by two-thirds of
UN member states. This includes all of the Security Council's permanent members,
which are unlikely to take measures that would curb their own influence. While
there is broad agreement among UN members that the Security Council's makeup is
outdated, each of the various proposals for reform inevitably leaves some
aspirants[lv] alienated.
Some proposals call for additional permanent members
and others for a new class of elected seats that have the possibility of
renewal. In the absence of charter reform, smaller states have advocated for
procedural changes, including greater transparency and closer consultations with
troop-contributing countries.
Still, in early 2022, UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi and U.S.[lvi]
President Joe Biden both said that reforming the Security Council should be an
important objective. In his 2022 address to the United Nations, Biden urged P5
countries to refrain from overusing the veto and called for enlarging the
Security Council, particularly by adding more members[lvii] from Africa and
Latin America.
Conclusion
The United Nations Security Council is the foundation for the pursuit of world
peace and security. Its role is rooted in its mandate, structure and
decision-making mechanisms, which are central to addressing diverse challenges
and fostering international cooperation. The Security Council has primary
responsibility for maintaining peace and security and has therefore played a
central role in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and the prevention of armed
conflict around the world.
One of the Security Council's most important contributions is its power to adopt
binding resolutions that enable rapid response to emerging crises. These
resolutions outline diplomatic solutions and serve as important tools for
imposing sanctions and authorizing peacekeeping operations. Furthermore, the
Security Council's power lies in its ability to bring together world leaders,
foster dialogue, and facilitate negotiations aimed at resolving conflicts by
peaceful means.
Fundamentally, the Security Council's effectiveness in international
peacekeeping depends on its ability to adapt to evolving geopolitical
circumstances and respond to new threats. However, its effectiveness was
criticized because the veto power of the permanent members-imposed restrictions
and sometimes prevented prompt action in critical situations.
Despite these challenges, the Security Council remains an essential forum for
international diplomacy and cooperation. Its interventions have brought
stability to conflict-torn regions, prevented escalation to full-scale war, and
provided a platform for dialogue between states with divergent interests.
In summary, the Security Council's role in maintaining international peace is
irreplaceable, but its effectiveness depends on the commitment of its members to
act in the interests of collective security. Strengthening mechanisms, improving
cooperation among member states, and removing the constraints of the veto will
result in a stronger and more responsive Security Council that can effectively
manage the complexities of the global security landscape. This is an essential
step towards achieving this goal.
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Written By: Geetika Rathore- student of B.A. LL.B. at S.S. Jain Subodh Law College, Jaipur.
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