ABSTRACT
Accountability was identified by the Secretary-General as one of the integral components of the rule of law and provides mechanisms for safeguarding all standards of the rule of law. In the absence of Charter guidance on accountability, it is necessary to examine the powers of other internal organs to review the Council decision-making process, including the Council itself. The group does not fall within the traditional school of Council reform it assumes the Council's continuation in its present composition but attempts to find pragmatic methods of increasing elements related to Council accountability and 'to strengthen the responsibility, coherence and transparency of the Security Council'. For the Council to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for a situation and later referred to by the Council's within the framework of its desire to 'remain seized of the situation' would be a marked step towards accountability for the Council.
