The veto power blocks the Council from being able to take decisive action, as demonstrated by Kosovo and, more recently, Syria
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Michelle McKenna June 26, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The veto power blocks the Council from being able to take decisive action, as demonstrated by Kosovo and, more recently, Syria
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 23, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
Most states agree that the size of the Security Council needs to be enlarged in order for it to become more representative of the world today
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 19, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The biggest obstacle to achieving comprehensive Security Council reform is that it may require an amendment to the UN Charter
Read More »Leonard Lewis June 18, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The delicate balance between protecting citizens’ security and infringing their rights poses a significant challenge to governments.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 15, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
There is one major issue that faces the Security Council: legitimacy.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 12, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
If the Security Council fails to reform it is ultimately doomed to fail.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 9, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
When the UN was formed, 22% of its members were in the Security Council; now that figure lies at only 8%.
Read More »Amarpreet Cheema June 1, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
As a collective we cannot argue to rally around the notion of human rights and allow the continued use of the death penalty. Human rights will only prevail if abolition becomes the adopted norm.
Read More »Rebecka Buchanan May 27, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights
It seems unlikely that Sudan will cooperate with the ICC, by waiving Bashir’s immunities and surrendering him to the Court.
Read More »Sarah De Geest May 26, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles, Uncategorized
We should hope these new challenges in Ukraine and in the south with ISIS will strengthen the alliance once more for the future – a future with a potentially bigger challenge involving the economic and military rise of China.
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