The Doctrine Of Collective Security

The Doctrine of Collective Security and the United Nations Organisations The Doctrine of Collective Security can be seen overshadowing in the Charter of the United Nations Organisations, which covers the international security aspects by making sure through its motives the prevalence of world peace and harmony among the relations between the states and in the world community in general. This Doctrine has been applied according to the will of the Big Powers which are the permanent members of the Security Council. The Doctrine has been seen effective only to the extent of avoiding the disputes to take very serious and chaotic shape which would in any way be threat especially to the security of any other state any where else whose interests are being hurted or the concerned parties of the dispute. But, it has not resulted in the resolution of disputes to the extent of absolving them altogether. The reason is the difference between the theory and practice of the what it says in the Chapter 6 (Pacific Settlements of Disputes) and Chapter 7 (Action With Respect To Threats To The Peace, Breaches of the Peace and Acts of Aggression) and most of all, because of lacking any specific machinery which would give it an applicable form, as the maitainance of these idealistic terms is difficult if not impossible. Greater amount of interest is required to be shown on the part of the concerned parties to resolve their differences and to come to common terms with each other, only then can there be any chance of seeing these idealistic notions of world being at complete harmony with no threat to any state’s security, be seen as taking place. The Doctrine not only threatens the aggressor of violating the international law of showing no respect of another state’s sovereignty, but also gives assurance to the afflicting party of its side being heard and taken care of, as threat to one state is being viewed as a threat to all the other respected members of the United Nations as well. The Doctrine has so far avoided many wars and other battles which might have taken serious shape in its absence. But just the presence of the Doctrine on paper provides no safe guarantee as it must be supported by other enforceable measures as well which would take a concrete picture in the real need of the time. The Doctrine by its very nature tries to promote friendly relations among the adherents and also affirms them of working cooperatively together for the achievement of common objectives. The approach thus taken in accordance gives space to world being inhabited by rational and responsible states which can not only look after their selves but also cater to the welfare of others too. This very notion gives it a humane touch which is the kind of ethics which the idealist thinkers in the discipline of International Relations are trying to achieve.