Security council veto (was Re: would you vote for this man?)

From: Jeff Davis (jrd1415@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Aug 30 2003 - 18:02:05 MDT

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    Extropes,

    If a permanent member of the security council commits
    acts which others see as justifying a
    charter-authorized military response, and the
    appropriate protocol is implemented so as to effect
    such military response, is there any way for the UN to
    get around the veto power of the offending member? Or
    to put it another way, does the law not apply (as in
    "above the law") to permanent members of the UNSC
    council?

    One possible work-around that comes to mind is that
    any act of such nature as to justify military
    "correction" by the UN would likely also be a charter
    violation, and as such 'nullify' a state's
    membership/voting privileges.

    Jeff Davis

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