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  • 3 - The Powers of the Security Council

  • Michael Wood, Eran Sthoeger
  • Book:
    The UN Security Council and International Law
    Published online:
    02 June 2022
    Print publication:
    09 June 2022, pp 59-69

  • Summary

    This chapter assesses the powers of the Security Council in three stages. First, it introduces the scope of the Council’s powers. They are potentially far-reaching, although within a particular field – the maintenance of international peace and security. The chapter then examines specifically the Council’s practice and discretion with respect to determining the existence of a threat to the peace, breaches of the peace, or an act of aggression, under Article 39. Finally, it addresses whether such determinations are subject to judicial review.