This is a list of
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council (UNSC); the United Nations (UN) body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international pea ...
s that have been
vetoed
A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto pow ...
by one of the five
permanent members of the security council between 16 February 1946 and the present day.
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United Nations
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United Nations Security Council
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, an ...
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United Nations Security Council veto power
The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any "substantive" resolution. They also happen to b ...
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Vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions on Syria
This is a list of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutionsSecurity Council - Veto List. Retrieved September 9, 2018, from http://research.un.org/en/docs/sc/quick regarding the Syrian Civil War.
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References
Further reading
* Melling, Graham, and Anne Dennett. "The Security Council veto and Syria: responding to mass atrocities through the 'Uniting for Peace' resolution." ''Indian Journal of International Law'' 57.3 (2017): 285-307
online
* Sellen, Keith L. "The United Nations Security Council veto in the new world order." ''Military Law Review'' 138 (1992): 187
online
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A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto ...
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