PROBLEMS OF UN SECURITY COUNCIL REFORM AND ITS LEGITIMACY

Abstract

This article discusses the role of the United Nations Security Council in international security law and the need to reform the Security Council as the main organ charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. The author deeply analyzes main issues of reform of the Council and proposals of states in this regard. In particular, formats of cooperation on reforming the Security Council, such as the Big Four, the Consensus Group, the Annan Plan, and the African Group will be more widely covered. In the article, the author develops several proposals for the effective organization of the Council's activities.