THE ISSUE OF CHANGING THE PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: EXAMPLE OF CHINA

Abstract

Abstract. After the aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, occupation by its troops
of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, promotion of separatist movements in Donetsk and Lugansk
regions the question of whether the Russian Federation may occupy the seat of the permanent
member of the UN Security Council and be one of the cornerstones of the modern system
of international relations arises. Being a permanent member of the UN Security Council Russia
may block any decision of this organization using its veto vote and may de-facto be free of
any international responsibility for its wrongful acts.
The issue of changing the permanent member of the UN Security Council is very difficult and
politically sensible and will not happen in the nearest future. But of course practice of the United
Nations shall be analyzed and found out whether in the history of this organization there were
changes of the permanent members of the UN Security Council and what mechanisms and procedures
were used in this event. In the history of international relations such change was made
in 1971 when the Republic of China on Taiwan was withdrawn from the United Nations and
was released from its seat in the UN Security Council and this seat and membership in the United
Nations were occupied by the People's Republic of China on the grounds of the resolution of the
UN General Assembly.
We consider that this is UN General Assembly as the organ where all the States Members are
represented who shall be the ground for making such decisions as benefits from the status of the
permanent member of the UN Security Council shall not lead a State to the breach of international
law and the biggest representative organ of the World shall have an opportunity to take
off the status of the permanent member of the UN Security Council.
Key words: UN Security Council, permanent member, United Nations, Republic of China,
People’s Republic of China.