Samenvatting

Chapter 1 provides a general overview of the interstate relationship before World War I until World War II.

Chapter 2 treats the UN Security Council. The first part describes its formation, and composition. Part two describes the legitimacy of the permanent five. It explains why these UN member states are seating permanently around the Security Council's table and others not. Part three evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the UN Security Council in particular the role of the permanent members. It describes how do the permanent five dealt with disputes that came before the Security Council.

Chapter 3 deals with the expansion of the UN membership from 1946 until 1960, and with the expansion of the UN Security Council's non permanent seats in 1965.

Chapter 4 deals with the expansion of the UN membership after the 1965, it describes the developments that caused the impulse for reform of the UN Security Council, and it gives the position of several UN member states and formal groups on this subject.

Chapter 5 describes the attitude of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council towards the expansion of the permanent seats, and it describes the privileges and critics against the permanent five. Chapter 5 further discusses the issue concerning the expansion of the veto right to new permanent members.

Chapter 6 is the conclusion of the thesis which is the answer to the central question: Should there be any new permanent member in the United Nations Security Council?

Chapter 7 contains recommendations which would fasten the enlargement of the Security Council and enhance the Council's effectiveness, representativity, and transparency.