Jungtinių Tautų Organizacijos Saugumo Taryba: bendrieji ir specialieji įgaliojimai ; United Nations Security Council: general and special powers
Security Council is one of the main institutions of the United Nations. It has both general and special powers. General power is maintenance of international peace and security. Special powers are indicated in VI, VII, VIII and XII chapters of the Charter of United Nations. Security Council can undertake various sanctions against aggressors. This institution enacts legally binding resolutions according to VII chapter of the Charter. They are obligatory. Historical process and composition of the Security Council is being discussed in the first part of this work. General and special powers of the Security Council are described in another part of this master thesis. The main problems of this work are concentrated on enactment of resolutions of the institution and effectiveness of peace – keeping missions. Also necessity of the reform of the Security Council is mentioned. Cooperation between Security Council and regional organizations is described too. Finally, author of this work provides conclusions using logical method. The importance of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security is beyond a reasonable doubt. However, often states are not willing to obey the requirements of the Security Council. More effective and operative participation in solution of conflict would be possible after the reform of the Security Council.