Campaign
Resources
Explore the academic foundation and a sampling of media covering the UN Security Council veto.
Experience The 'The Veto' Documentary
Discover the profound importance of the norms of international law as they apply to the UN Security Council decisions. Click below to launch the cinematic trailer directly on your screen framework.
Academic & Policy Publications
Existing Legal Limits to Security Council Veto Power
A foundational legal analysis examining the extent to which Security Council veto power is constrained when atrocity crimes are at stake.
Canada Should Support Legal Limits on UN Security Council Vetoes
A policy-focused argument urging Canada to support legal limits on Security Council vetoes when mass atrocity crimes are occurring.
Why the Veto Power Is Not Unlimited
A response to critiques and questions surrounding the legal argument that veto power is not unlimited in the face of atrocity crimes.
Veto Use and UN Charter Obligations
Examines veto use through the lens of the UN Charter obligation to act in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
Veto Use and Aggression
Investigates critical international legal limitations surrounding permanent member veto actions during instances of aggressive conflict and unfolding humanitarian crimes.
Challenges to Illegal Vetoes
An extensive analysis examining WFM-Canada's core legal arguments and global campaign pathways structured to challenge unvetted and illegal exercises of veto power.
Canada Can Lead Again
A definitive call to action emphasizing how Canadian foreign policy can re-assert leadership by prioritizing and organizing frameworks for civilian protection.
Living with the Veto
A comprehensive special research report monitoring historical patterns, state behaviours, and emerging challenges brought on by the active use of veto mechanisms within the UN.
Promoting Justice
The ‘Curb The Veto’ logo is rendered in the official languages of the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council.
The image, developed by WFM-Canada is available, open source to use unaltered for the purposes of education and outreach, and for use in support of the work of this campaign.