Title | United Nations Security Council Reform and Restructuring |
Publication Type | Monographs |
Year of Publication | 1994 |
Authors | Hoffman W |
Abstract | This monograph advocates addition of five new quasi-permanent members, replacing veto with 4/5 ths vote of ten quasi-permanent members by 2011, election of non-permanent members by regions, ICJ review of Security Council actions, and blocking power of General Assembly on economic and social matters - 78 pages. |
Full Text | Excerpts from Mr. Hoffmann's Conclusions: Decisions of the Security Council not involving state on state aggression should be subject to judicial review by the World Court or a special chamber thereof, provided the General Assembly, or a designated Committee thereof, files a request with the Court for an Advisory Opinion within 15 days of such action. As a trade-off for the permanent members of the Security Council consenting to a modification of their one member veto power and agreeing to the blocking power for the General Assembly on certain matters, a system of weighted voting should be instituted in the General Assembly on budgetary and other important matters, including the power to block Security Council decisions on economic and social matters.
(Excerpts taken from pages: 73 & 74 of Monograph 14) |