United Nations Security Council Resolution 1535
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Security Council Resolution
1535, adopted unanimously on March 26, 2004, after reaffirming resolutions 1373
(2001), 1377
(2001) and 1456
(2003), the Council restructured the Counter-Terrorism Committee
to enhance the implementation of anti-terrorism measures.
constituted a threat to international peace and security, and was determined to combat terrorism according to the United Nations Charter
. It reminded states that steps taken to combat terrorism had to be in accordance with international law
, and urged countries to become party to international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism.
The preamble of the resolution also welcomed progress made by the Counter-Terrorism Committee in monitoring the implementation of Resolution 1373. It highlighted the role of international, regional and subregional organisations in fighting terrorism. Meanwhile, the Council noted that some states required assistance in implementing Resolution 1373 and the need for the Committee to visit countries to monitor the resolution's implementation.
until December 31, 2007. The CTED would be responsible for ensuring the follow-up of all of the Committee's decisions; facilitating the provision of assistance to states in order to further their implementation of Resolution 1373; and supervising the collection of all appropriate information in following up implementation, among others.
The resolution instructed the Executive Director of the CTED to submit a plan for the CTED, which the Chairman was requested to bring to the Security Council for endorsement. It concluded by stressing the importance of the effective functioning of the Committee and for it to regularly report on its progress.
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1535, adopted unanimously on March 26, 2004, after reaffirming resolutions 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, adopted unanimously on September 28, 2001, is a counter-terrorism measure passed following the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States...
(2001), 1377
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1377
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1377, adopted unanimously at a ministerial meeting on November 12, 2001, the Council adopted a declaration concerning efforts to eliminate international terrorism....
(2001) and 1456
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1456
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1456, adopted unanimously on January 20, 2003 in a meeting at the foreign minister level, the Council adopted a declaration calling on all states to prevent and suppress all support for terrorism...
(2003), the Council restructured the Counter-Terrorism Committee
United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee
The Counter-Terrorism Committee is a subsidiary body of the United Nations Security Council.In the wake of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1373, which, among its provisions, obliges all States to...
to enhance the implementation of anti-terrorism measures.
Observations
The Security Council reaffirmed that terrorismTerrorism
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
constituted a threat to international peace and security, and was determined to combat terrorism according to the United Nations Charter
United Nations Charter
The Charter of the United Nations is the foundational treaty of the international organization called the United Nations. It was signed at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center in San Francisco, United States, on 26 June 1945, by 50 of the 51 original member countries...
. It reminded states that steps taken to combat terrorism had to be in accordance with international law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
, and urged countries to become party to international conventions and protocols relating to terrorism.
The preamble of the resolution also welcomed progress made by the Counter-Terrorism Committee in monitoring the implementation of Resolution 1373. It highlighted the role of international, regional and subregional organisations in fighting terrorism. Meanwhile, the Council noted that some states required assistance in implementing Resolution 1373 and the need for the Committee to visit countries to monitor the resolution's implementation.
Acts
The Security Council decided that the Committee would consist of the "Plenary" composed of the Security Council's member states and the "Bureau", assisted by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) as a special political mission with an initial mandateMandate (international law)
In international law, a mandate is a binding obligation issued from an inter-governmental organization like the United Nations to a country which is bound to follow the instructions of the organization....
until December 31, 2007. The CTED would be responsible for ensuring the follow-up of all of the Committee's decisions; facilitating the provision of assistance to states in order to further their implementation of Resolution 1373; and supervising the collection of all appropriate information in following up implementation, among others.
The resolution instructed the Executive Director of the CTED to submit a plan for the CTED, which the Chairman was requested to bring to the Security Council for endorsement. It concluded by stressing the importance of the effective functioning of the Committee and for it to regularly report on its progress.
See also
- Anti-terrorism legislationAnti-terrorism legislationAnti-terrorism legislation designs various types of laws passed in the aim of fighting terrorism. They usually, if not always, follow specific bombings or assassinations...
- Counter-terrorismCounter-terrorismCounter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
- List of terrorist incidents
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003 – 2005)