In the opening weeks of the Korean War, the United Nations Security Council passed four separate resolutions on the North Korean aggression in the Korean Peninsula.
UN Security Council Resolution 82, passed on June 25, 1950, demanded that North Korea immediately halt its invasion and to move its troops back to the 38th parallel. While it did identify North Korea as the aggressor, the resolution was completely ignored by North Korea. This brought the UN and the US to take further action.
UN Security Council Resolution 83, passed on June 27, 1950, determined that the attack on South Korea by forces from North Korea constituted a breach of the peace. Besides reaffirming what was stated in Resolution 82 and NK's failure to comply, the Council decided that urgent military measures were required to restore international peace and security.
UN Security Council Resolution 84, passed on July 7, 1950, called upon UN member nations to raise peacekeeping forces to drive back the North Koreans and support the South Koreans in restoring order to their territory, as well as deter further North Korean aggression.
Finally, UN Security Council Resolution 85, passed on July 30, 1950, gave full authority to the unified UN Command in Korea under General Douglas MacArthur to engage in military action in Korea and restore the peace.
In all four cases, the votes were landslides and overwhelmingly "yes", with no veto power exercised. However, one major country was absent from the voting procedure. The Soviet Union, a permanent member of the Security Council, had boycotted the UN some time prior because the Republic of China in Taiwan still held the Chinese permanent seat when the USSR wanted it to go to the newly established People's Republic of China in the Mainland because it saw them as the one and only Chinese government when most of the rest of the world still considered the ROC the rightful Chinese government. The decision to boycott, which included Security Council meetings, was very significant because if the Soviets had stayed and voted "no" as the only Communist country with a permanent seat at the time, the resolutions would not have passed.
So what if the USSR had not boycotted the UN and remained a part of the debate and voting procedure? What would be the effects on the resolutions and their contents? Would they even pass? I'm inclined to say that they would not have in any case, but I'm open to discuss this.
UN Security Council Resolution 82, passed on June 25, 1950, demanded that North Korea immediately halt its invasion and to move its troops back to the 38th parallel. While it did identify North Korea as the aggressor, the resolution was completely ignored by North Korea. This brought the UN and the US to take further action.
UN Security Council Resolution 83, passed on June 27, 1950, determined that the attack on South Korea by forces from North Korea constituted a breach of the peace. Besides reaffirming what was stated in Resolution 82 and NK's failure to comply, the Council decided that urgent military measures were required to restore international peace and security.
UN Security Council Resolution 84, passed on July 7, 1950, called upon UN member nations to raise peacekeeping forces to drive back the North Koreans and support the South Koreans in restoring order to their territory, as well as deter further North Korean aggression.
Finally, UN Security Council Resolution 85, passed on July 30, 1950, gave full authority to the unified UN Command in Korea under General Douglas MacArthur to engage in military action in Korea and restore the peace.
In all four cases, the votes were landslides and overwhelmingly "yes", with no veto power exercised. However, one major country was absent from the voting procedure. The Soviet Union, a permanent member of the Security Council, had boycotted the UN some time prior because the Republic of China in Taiwan still held the Chinese permanent seat when the USSR wanted it to go to the newly established People's Republic of China in the Mainland because it saw them as the one and only Chinese government when most of the rest of the world still considered the ROC the rightful Chinese government. The decision to boycott, which included Security Council meetings, was very significant because if the Soviets had stayed and voted "no" as the only Communist country with a permanent seat at the time, the resolutions would not have passed.
So what if the USSR had not boycotted the UN and remained a part of the debate and voting procedure? What would be the effects on the resolutions and their contents? Would they even pass? I'm inclined to say that they would not have in any case, but I'm open to discuss this.