ABSTRACT
Equitable participation in the decision-making process of the Council is one of the central reasons for the validity of imposing a rule of law framework upon the Council; the Council's composition of 15 member states, as well as the existence of permanent seats on the Council, underline the need for an equitable and fair decision-making process. However, perhaps the common criticism of the Council in relation to equitable participation in decision-making processes is that the Council operates within a framework wherein few permanent member states are capable of overruling the decisions of the entire Council on non-procedural matters by use of veto power. The most contentious issue on the Council when any discussion on reform or equitable participation in the decision-making process is broached is undoubtedly the existence, and resort to the veto by the P5 members. The mechanism of the veto, however, is enshrined in the foundations of the Charter, meticulously inserted into every nook and cranny of Charter.
