International Studies Journal (ISJ)

International Studies Journal (ISJ)

Legal Capacity to Implement Non-binding Security Council Resolution 2250 on the Role of Youth in Peacebuilding

Document Type : Original Article from Result of Thesis

Authors
Hanieh Farajollahi 1
Mehdi Zakerian Amiri 2
1 MA Student, International Law Dep., Faculty of Theology, Law and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Theology and Political Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran.
10.22034/isj.2025.527177.2349
Abstract
The Security Council, as one of the principal organs of the United Nations, bears the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, and, in this regard,it is empowered under ChapterVII of the UN Charter to adopt binding resolutions applicable to other member states of the United Nations.However, according to the UN Charter as the founding instrument, the Security Council does not possess a general mandate with respect to all aspects of peace.Out of respect for the sovereignty of other member states and in order to prevent the attribution of additional privileges or rights to this organ, no implicit powers should be presumed.As a political organ, the Council may only adopt resolutions within the scope of the mandate explicitly delegated by the member states of the United Nations.Peace comprises three dimensions:peacemaking,peacekeeping,and peacebuilding.The central question addressed in this article is how the credibility of non-binding Security Council resolutions can be maintained in the context of peacebuilding.Based on a descriptive-analytical approach, the findings of this study indicate that the Security Council may issue binding resolutions solely in the first 2dimensions.In matters of peacebuilding, it may only issue recommendations.Therefore, Resolution2250—concerning the role of youth in international peace and security—is non-binding and thus serves only as a declaratory and advisory resolution for member states.Drawing on principles of international law—particularly the doctrine of the Responsibility to Protect and the principle of self-determination—it proposes a conceptual and legal framework for safeguarding the legitimacy of youth-related resolutions.In doing so,it revives overlooked legal capacities for implementing non-binding instruments.
Keywords
Security Council
Dimensions of Peace
Responsibility to Protect
Right to Self-Determination
Mandate
Youth
Subjects
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