veto right

According to the UN Charter all the resolutions of the SC are juridical decisions and all member
states must follow this in accordance with the international norms of law. Sanctions and resolutions
are very important in maintaining the security as international legal regulation tool. As the purpose
of the all sanctions is to warn the law violation, application of these tools is lawful. Because the
sanctions make the guilty state follow the norms of law, makes positive effect for protecting peace
and security. The UN members must obey the decisions, resolutions of the SC. By this way the UN
becomes an organization which harms interests of the other states and acts in favor of the ambitious
interests of 5 permanent members. The investigations conducted demonstrate that, the main faults
of the SC are as listed below: The first, veto right of the permanent members and power coming
from this right made the organization non-democratic. Permanent members use the veto power as a
political weapon against each other. The USA is the most active user of the veto right after Russia.
After the collapse of USSR ideological contradictions between Russia and USA relations were disappeared,
but geopolitical discords increased, divergence of opinions emerged in resolution of international
problems, trade, military-political fields, disarmament, regional security, strategical stability,
relations in the UN and other subjects. Analysis of above mentioned facts reveals that there
are geopolitical contradictions among the permanent members of the SC and permanent members
will act in favor of their own interests when the SC plans to make a decision related to sanction. The
economic interests of permanent members also affect decision making. According to the UN Charter
mutual recommendations of the SC permanent members are very important for the common activity.
It is written in the 49th paragraph of the Charter: “The Members of the United Nations shall
join in affording mutual assistance in carrying out the measures decided upon by the Security
Council” (4). But not having a unanimous opinion among the permanent members and their acting
in favor of their own geopolitical interests by abusing the right of veto makes the investigation of
the matter whether to eliminate of veto or not for adjustment of regional or international conflicts
actual. The second, increase of armament, interest of selling weapons to the conflicting countries
prevents the SC to fulfill its role on adjustment of conflicts. The permanent members of the Security
Council have more weapons and they have interests in selling their weapons to conflicting states.
Therefore, it is not helpful for them to resolve conflicts quickly. The third, permanent and temporary
members of the SC are selected according to the Cold War period’s regions. Two permanent
members of the SC are the Western European states. They are Great Britain and France. Africa,
Latin America and Caribbean region don’t have permanent representatives, although the second one
is the second most dense continent. No any Muslim country has permanent membership right in the
Security Council. The fourth, there is inequality between numbers of members of the SC and GA.
The UN has 193 members. The Security Council is represented by 15 states. Five permanent members
have the veto right. Veto right restricts rights of other states. Decisions are made in the interests
of permanent members.
The General Assembly, where 193 states are represented, has no right to change the Security
Council's decisions.