THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL’S PERMANENT FIVE VETO POWER: TIME FOR REFORM?

ABSTRACT
From the Cold War until the present day, the fact that the United Nations has failed to live up to the lofty expectations of its framers can be attributed in significant part to the threat and exercise of the veto by the Permanent Five members of the Council. Twenty years of negotiation over reform of the United Nations Permanent Five Veto power is yet to bear fruit. The article begins by considering the origins of the veto provision and its usage. It then critically analyses the impact of the veto power on the United Nation’s system. The article proffers that there is need for a reform of the veto.
Key words: International Law- United Nations- Security Council- Veto.