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13 Kathmandu Sch. L. Rev. 1 (2024)

handle is hein.journals/kslr13 and id is 1 raw text is: Kathmandu School of Law Review (KSLR), Volume 13, 2024, pp 1-33 https://doi.org/10.46985/kslr.vl3i1.2232 © KSLR, 2024 Need for Urgent Reforms in the United Nations Security Council: Pathways to Equitable Representation Prof. (Dr.) Yubaraj Sangroula* Abstract The United Nations (UN) has faced groning critiism over time for structural neffdendes, lack of transparency, and the underrepresentation of diverse voices in critical dedsion-making processes. This article examines the necessity of reforming the United Nations Security Counil (UNSC) with a focus on the controversial veto power wielded by the permanent members (PS). The veto system, has contributed to imbalanced dedision-making, undermining the priniples of equitable representation, espedally for smaller and landlocked nations Like Nepal Analysing the historical and contemporary practices of the Security Counil, the article explores the legal and structural challenges posed by the veto system, its role in perpetuating Western hegemony, and its impact on globalpeace and security. Itproposes actionable reforms, including the professionalization of Counil representation, the inclusion of regional players in dedision-making, and the decentralization of UNfunctions. Keywords: United Nations, Veto power, UN Security Counil. I. Introduction: Failure of the League of Nations The League of Nations failed due to the uncontrolled, unlimited, and inhuman ambition of European nations to colonize the world.1 The organization was established with a sense that it would provide a forum where nations could negotiate and settle their disputes but it failed grossly in its purpose. During the 1920s, the League appeared as a modest platform of international diplomacy, where a series of negotiations and discussions occurred and some of them ended successfully, authoring and adopting some multilateral conventions, thus adding to the strength of international law. Yet, the League of Nations did not work badly in its inception and failed in the days to come. By December 1920, 48 states had signed the League Covenant and all of them pledged to eliminate aggression. A series of disputes-between Germany and Poland over Upper Silesia, between Italy and Greece, and between Greece and Bulgaria-were resolved Prof. (Dr.) Yubaraj Sangroula is the Executive Director, Kathmandu School of Law. The author can be reached at yubaraj.sangroula@ksl.edu.np 1 'The League of Nations Overview', IGCSE History, available at http://igcsehistory.weebly.com/ the-league-of-na- tions.html, accessed on 29 April 2018. 1

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