United Nations Security Council Resolution 1329
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Security Council Resolution
1329, adopted unanimously on November 30, 2000, after recalling resolutions 827
(1993) and 955
(1994), the Council enlarged the appeals chambers at both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY), proposed the election of two additional judges at the ICTR and established a pool of ad litem judges at the ICTY.
The Security Council remained convinced that persons responsible for violations of international humanitarian law
in Rwanda
and the former Yugoslavia
. Noting progress made to improve the procedures at both tribunals, it also emphasised the need for both to complete trials at the earliest possible date. The tribunals had preferred to try civilian, military and paramilitary
leaders over minor actors.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the Council established a pool of ad litem judge
s at the ICTY and enlarged the appeals chambers at the ICTR and ICTY. Two additional judges would also be appointed at the ICTR to deal with its increasing workload. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
was requested to make preparations for the elections of the two additional judges at the ICTR and of the 27 ad litem judges at the ICTY.
All countries were urged to co-operate with both tribunals and welcomed co-operation already given. Finally, the Secretary-General was asked to submit a report concerning the date ending of the temporal jurisdiction
of the ICTY.
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1329, adopted unanimously on November 30, 2000, after recalling resolutions 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827, adopted unanimously on May 25, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and all subsequent resolutions on the topic of the former Yugoslavia, approved report S/25704 of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, with the Statute of the International...
(1993) and 955
United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
United Nations Security Council Resolution 955, adopted on November 8, 1994, after recalling all resolutions on Rwanda, the Council noted that serious violations of international humanitarian law had taken place in the country and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, established...
(1994), the Council enlarged the appeals chambers at both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
(ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
(ICTY), proposed the election of two additional judges at the ICTR and established a pool of ad litem judges at the ICTY.
The Security Council remained convinced that persons responsible for violations of international humanitarian law
International humanitarian law
International humanitarian law , often referred to as the laws of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus that comprises "the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Conventions, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law." It...
in Rwanda
Rwanda
Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
and the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
. Noting progress made to improve the procedures at both tribunals, it also emphasised the need for both to complete trials at the earliest possible date. The tribunals had preferred to try civilian, military and paramilitary
Paramilitary
A paramilitary is a force whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not considered part of a state's formal armed forces....
leaders over minor actors.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Council established a pool of ad litem judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
s at the ICTY and enlarged the appeals chambers at the ICTR and ICTY. Two additional judges would also be appointed at the ICTR to deal with its increasing workload. The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
was requested to make preparations for the elections of the two additional judges at the ICTR and of the 27 ad litem judges at the ICTY.
All countries were urged to co-operate with both tribunals and welcomed co-operation already given. Finally, the Secretary-General was asked to submit a report concerning the date ending of the temporal jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
of the ICTY.
See also
- Bosnian GenocideBosnian GenocideThe term Bosnian Genocide refers to either the genocide committed by Bosnian Serb forces in Srebrenica in 1995 or the ethnic cleansing campaign that took place throughout areas controlled by the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992–1995 Bosnian War....
- Rwandan GenocideRwandan GenocideThe Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1301 to 1400 (2000 – 2002)
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...