国連と日本の外交戦略 : 安保理改革の現状と問題点を踏まえて

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Jesse Helms(Chairman of the U. S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations) severely poited out that the United States did not ask for or receive the approval of the United Nations to legitimize its actions. The reason why he won't accept the secretary-generals claim that the United Nations is the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force in the world is that the League of Nations did not defeat Hitler nor did it win Cold War by the United Nations. He adds that it is a fanciful notion that free peoples need to seek the approval of an international body, a quarter of whose members are totalitarian dictaterships. It is quite true that the Security Council as the central authority of an international organization faces many difficulties in the reform of the United Nations. This paper chronorogically covers the recent movement of the reform of the Security Council since about 1990 and analizes the reason Japan fails to win the race of the permanent menberships in the Security Council. It also shows that whether or not Japan as the permanent membaers of the Security Council, can bear a responsibility both to uphold the principles of the U. N. Charter and to give her full support to the organizations action to maintain international peace and security. Finally, I touched upon my own ideas for the realization of the Security Council reform which is essential in order for the U. N. Organization to tackle the challenges successfully from the side of Japan. Next year, the debate on the Security Coucil reform will enter its tenth year. I would like to ask for the elimination of the enemy-state clauses, remaining in the U. N. Charter. I do hope Japan will soon have a permanent seat and request the Security Council to continue to reform itself to respond to new situations by reviewing its function.