Legal problems of the financing of United Nations peacekeeping operations

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6811906

Algayed, A A

This study analyzes the question of the authority of the General Assembly to apportion the expenses of UN peacekeeping operations among the Member States. It also examines the issue of the applicability of the suspension-of-vote sanction under article 19 of the Charter to States in requisite arrears on their assessed contributions for peacekeeping operations. The efforts made by General Assembly working groups and committees to resolve the dispute and develop a reliable method of financing future peacekeeping operations are also discussed. Despite various efforts by the General Assembly to resolve the above-mentioned controversy, both the question of the legal position of the General Assembly in requiring all of the Members to bear the costs of peacekeeping operations and the related issue of the legality of the invocation of the loss-of-vote sanction remained unsettled. The conclusion of this study suggests that financing UN peacekeeping operations should be based on the principle of collective financial responsibility, with particular consideration given to the capacity of each Member State to pay. Other considerations such as the special responsibility of the permanent members of the Security Council and the situation of both the aggressor and the victim in a specific confrontation are discussed.

• Research Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6811906
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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