Veto Power Abuse: Reforming UNSC Decision-Making Without Charter Amendment
Journal: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Year: 2025

This paper investigates the impact of veto power abuse on the United Nations Security Councils (UNSC) ability to achieve the objectives outlined in the UN Charter, particularly the maintenance of international peace and security. It argues that the Councils persistent dysfunction stems less from its membership structure than from the strategic misuse of veto power by its five permanent members (P5). Through legal interpretation, institutional analysis, and comparative case studies, the paper dem