However imperfectly executed, democracy, within the contextual paradigm of popular representation by ordinary people,
is the prevailing global political orthodoxy. Swathes of Africa, Australia/Oceania
For instance, Japan conquered Chinese Manchuria in 1932 for its natural resources and strategic location, yet, despite the League’s supine challenge, it was powerless to act. Japan promptly departed the League of Nations in 1933, pursuant to the latter’s recognition of Chinese sovereignty over the territory. Hitler announced Germany’s departure from the League in October 1933.
Arise the United Nations, which berthed on October 24, 1945 pursuant to the ratification of its establishment Charter by post-WWII powers, China, France, Russia , United Kingdom, United States of America – all de facto and de jure permanent members of the security council with veto wielding powers – and other countries.
Thus, UNSC’s resolutions are binding on all UN member states, making it the sole UN organ empowered to impose decisions on countries.The five permanent members have veto power, affording them the right to reject any decision they oppose.The UNSC also has the capacity to impose sanctions, authorise peacekeeping missions, and enforce ceasefire agreements.
Second, doesn’t the very fact of the prevalence of extremist wars between Russia versus Ukraine; Israel versus Palestine/Hamas; Sudanese Army versus Sudanese Rapid Support Force ; Armenia/Azerbaijan; Myanmar , Haiti, Sahelian crisis et al expose crippling deficiencies in the UNSC’s capacity to execute overriding its objective of facilitating international peace and security?
For clarity, the contention is not to naively and simplistically add an African country to the UN Security Council purely to make up the numbers and correct the blindingly obvious democratic deficit, without the capacity to add value to fundamental strategic issues impacting international security and conflict resolution.
That would go a long way in practically, and symbolically, upturning the unintended consequence of the Security Council’s permanent members’ perception as an exclusive preserve of super powers, each possessing nuclear weapons, riding roughshod over jus gentium publicam , international law and global security.”
Simply defined, the Environmental Impact Assessment is “the systematic examination of unintended consequences of a development project or programme, with the view to reduce or mitigate negative impacts and maximise on positive ones.” is the prevailing global political orthodoxy. Swathes of Africa, Australia/Oceania
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