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Repertoire of the Veto in the Security Council, 1946–1956

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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The Charter of the United Nations does not define the “veto”, and many questions have been raised as to what constitutes a veto. For the purpose of this repertoire it has been established that the veto has been applied if a substantive motion which has received a majority of seven votes has failed of adoption through the negative vote of one or more of the permanent members. Thus only the application of the extraordinary right of a permanent member to overcome a majority (seven) has been considered. Negative votes of permanent members on resolutions which have failed to receive the necessary seven votes have not been listed.

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Copyright © The IO Foundation 1957

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References

1 Rudzinski, A. W., “The So-Called Double Veto,” American Journal of International Law, Vol. 75 (1951), p. 457Google Scholar.

2 Gross, Leo, “The Double Veto and the Four Power Statement on Voting in the Security Council,” Harvard Law Review, Vol. 72 (12 1953), p. 279–280Google Scholar.