The UN Security Council's Mandate and Its Future Development: An Analysis Based on Law Governing International Organizations

Abstract

After the Second World War, the world adhered to an international order embodied by the United Nations, which regulated interstate disputes, upheld peace, and encouraged international cooperation in areas like economic development, justice, children's welfare, and food security. One of the most important United Nations bodies is the Security Council, which has the authority to propose binding resolutions to uphold international peace and security. Some contend that the current United Nations model has only played a minimal and limited role, despite the fact that the United Nations was initially founded to achieve long-lasting global peace through cooperation. Their concerns include the legality of Council resolutions, the abuse of the veto, and its unfair consequences, among other things. The normative analysis of United Nations conventions and some Security Council regulatory documents is the primary method used to discuss both of these problems in this article. The paper makes the argument that even though the Security Council has been "paralyzed" for a while in incidents like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it has at least given countries the opportunity for negotiation and has significantly contributed to ensuring the most stable possible international social order. In order to accomplish the objective of maintaining global security and peace, reform may lead to the Council's jurisdiction being further expanded or the duties of the other United Nations bodies being increased.