The Structural Anomaly of the Veto: The Deconstruction of the Hierarchy of Power in Global Governance and Its Implications for the Rule of International Law
Journal: Journal of Law and Regulation Governance
Year: 2025

This study critically analyzes the structural anomalies of the veto power in the institutional architecture of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and its implications for the rule of international law. Through normative juridical methodologies with doctrinal and comparative approaches, this study explores how the veto privileges possessed by five permanent members (P5) have been transformed into instruments of legal hegemony that construct a hierarchical hierarchy of power in the interna