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How to expel Russia from the UN
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Jedi Master
Sep 22, 2023, 9:59:58 PM9/22/23
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The war in Ukraine will have demonstrated the impotence of the United Nations if a permanent member of the Security Council with full veto power becomes a rogue state without consequence. For the havoc it created, Russia must now be evicted from the UN.
Nevertheless, there is another way forward based on principles and the common will of the international community. This involves expelling the Russian Federation from the UN through the General Assembly, which can be done under Art. 18, #2. Obviously, if a country loses its status as a UN member, it also loses its seat on the Security Council.
To accomplish this, first, a resolution proposing Russia’s expulsion/suspension needs to go to the General Assembly from the Security
Council, per Art. 12, #1. Second, the General Assembly must vote by a two-thirds +1 supermajority in favor of expulsion.
Article 27, #3 of the Charter states that if the Security Council is deliberating an issue concerning one of its members, “a party to the dispute shall abstain from voting under paragraph 3 of Article 52.” This can allow the Security Council to send the issue to the General Assembly without Russia simply vetoing the move.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3717566-how-to-expel-russia-from-the-un/#:~:text=Obviously%2C%20if%20a%20country%20loses,12%2C%20%231.
Nevertheless, there is another way forward based on principles and the common will of the international community. This involves expelling the Russian Federation from the UN through the General Assembly, which can be done under Art. 18, #2. Obviously, if a country loses its status as a UN member, it also loses its seat on the Security Council.
To accomplish this, first, a resolution proposing Russia’s expulsion/suspension needs to go to the General Assembly from the Security
Council, per Art. 12, #1. Second, the General Assembly must vote by a two-thirds +1 supermajority in favor of expulsion.
Article 27, #3 of the Charter states that if the Security Council is deliberating an issue concerning one of its members, “a party to the dispute shall abstain from voting under paragraph 3 of Article 52.” This can allow the Security Council to send the issue to the General Assembly without Russia simply vetoing the move.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3717566-how-to-expel-russia-from-the-un/#:~:text=Obviously%2C%20if%20a%20country%20loses,12%2C%20%231.
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