EZUE, DANIEL CHIBUIKEM (2025) THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND POLITICS OF VETO POWER THE CASE STUDY OF SYRIA ( 2011 TO 2021). Other thesis, GODFREY PKOYE UNIVERSITY ENUGU.
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Abstract
This research xamines the connection of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the veto game politics by bringing out the case of the Syrian conflict (2011-2021). Since the international community has hardly responded to emerging humanitarian crisis in Syria, the study presents a critical examination of how abuse of the veto power mostly enjoyed by permanent members, Russia and China, has influenced the international reaction towards the conflict. With rampant violence, plausible accusations of war crimes, and a long-term humanitarian crisis, menaces to international peace and security are being flaunted on the basis of geopolitical aspirations of some of the most powerful states within the UNSC. Based on the realist theory of international relations, the paper also asserts that the P5 (Permanent Five members) does not act based on their devotion to international peace and security; instead the actions of the members are largely informed by self interest and considerations of power.The concept of the paralysis and inaction of the Security Council to mass atrocities is examined by means of the realism as an approach focusing on the anarchic character of the international system and the search of the national interest. The analysis of the primary and secondary sources is based on content analysis to incorporate the UN resolutions, voting behavior, official reports, scholarly literature, and international authority writings. The study, however, emerged as a qualitative research process. It examines the political application of the veto in important instances of the Syrian civil war and how it should be perceived in the context of international law in general and multilateral diplomacy and humanitarian intervention. The above findings indicate that veto power has not just been a weapon of procrastination as some would have suggested but has been employed also to preserve entourage and promote strategic policies, that in the occasion, has compromised the legitimacy, credibility and efficiency of the UNSC.The report comes to a rather conclusive opinion that institutional change must be highly recommended including restrictions to the application of the veto power in cases of the use of mass atrocity. To restore the integrity of the Council and uphold its most fundamental mandate of maintaining international peace and security.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Uchenna Eneogwe |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Jun 2026 09:21 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Jun 2026 09:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5717 |
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