Bibliography : p. [97]-[108].More than a half -century since its establishment, there now appears to be a widespread consensus that the United Nations, the world's premier international organization, is in desperate need of reform. Although the calls for reform have touched on nearly every UN organ and most of its subsidiary agencies (including financial resources and mechanism), nowhere does the need of reform seem more urgent than in the Security Council. The Security Council is the heart of the system of collective security envisioned by the Great Powers in the aftermath of the Second World War. Empowered through Chapters V, VI, and VII of the UN Charter, the Security Council is charged with the main responsibility for carrying ou...