Criteria For Reform Of The United Nations Security Council In Preventing Genocide

William H. MeyerThis thesis provides an overview of why genocide must be prevented by the United Nations Security Council as a systemic threat to international peace and security. Such prevention will only be possible through internal reform and a transition from peacekeeping to modern methods of peacemaking. By exploring the circumstances that formed the genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia, we see how early indicators should alter action and intervention methods by the international community, spearheaded by leaders such as the permanent members of the UNSC. With indicators of early signs of conflict, patterns of ethnic cleansing, and stages of genocide, the UNSC can take actions sooner that will not only increase its legitimacy, but preserve the stability of the current international system. Using the current example of escalating hostilities in Myanmar, this thesis concludes by suggesting measures to be taken by the UNSC in order to prevent the outbreak of genocide in our lifetime.International Relation