Contesting Narratives on the Situation in Venezuela as a 'Threat to Peace and Security'- Plural Interpretations of the Law of Peace within the UN Security Council
2021; RELX Group (Netherlands); Linguagem: Inglês
10.2139/ssrn.4152422
ISSN1556-5068
Autores Tópico(s)Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America
ResumoThis paper will discuss contesting narratives within the UN Security Council on whether the situation in Venezuela should be considered a “threat to peace and security”. It is suggested that the contestation is linked to recent normative evolution of the concept of peace within international law. The War on Terror resulted in an expansion of exceptions to the prohibition on the use of force, violation of territorial integrity, and sovereignty in the name of security. As the world moves from the liberal international order under the Pax Americana to the Post-Western order influenced by Pax Sinica, there is a new emergence of plural normative iterations reflecting the law of peace. These normative standards seek to build on the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation Among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, emphasizing respect for state sovereignty and non-intervention. This paper examines whether the pluralistic iterations of the law of peace is a marker of the impact of the Global South on International Law, prompting contestation of what are perceived to be “threats to peace and security.” As a case example, the paper will discuss the January-April 2019 UN Security Council debate on the situation in Venezuela in which it is suggested that antipodal narratives of what constitutes a “threat to peace” inhibited consensual peacemaking. The conclusion proposes re-examination of the right to peace as a possible normative bridge to pursue cooperation between state and civil society actors in pursuing sustainable peace in Venezuela
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