United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597
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Security Council Resolution
1597, adopted unanimously on April 20, 2005, after recalling resolutions 827
(1993), 1166
(1998), 1329
(2003), 1411
(2002), 1431
(2002), 1481
(2003), 1503
(2003) and 1534
(2004), the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) in order to allow temporary judges to be re-elected.
The Security Council had received a new list of candidates for temporary judges at the ICTY, and the deadline for nominations had been extended until March 31, 2005, with the Secretary-General requesting a further extension. 27 judges elected by the General Assembly
whose terms were to expire on June 11, 2005 were able to be re-elected and, acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the statute was amended accordingly.
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1597, adopted unanimously on April 20, 2005, 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), 1166
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1166
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1166, adopted unanimously on May 13, 1998, after recalling Resolution 827 , the Council established a third trial chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ....
(1998), 1329
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1329
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1329, adopted unanimously on November 30, 2000, after recalling resolutions 827 and 955 , the Council enlarged the appeals chambers at both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...
(2003), 1411
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1411
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1411, adopted unanimously on May 17, 2002, after recalling resolutions 827 , 955 , 1165 , 1166 and 1329 , the Council amended the statutes of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia to address the issue of judges...
(2002), 1431
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1431
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1431, adopted unanimously on August 14, 2002, after recalling resolutions 827 , 955 , 1165 , 1166 , 1329 and 1411 , the Council established a pool of temporary judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in order for it to complete its work...
(2002), 1481
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1481
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1481, adopted unanimously on May 19, 2003, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 and 1431 , the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to allow temporary judges to adjudicate in...
(2003), 1503
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1503
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1503, adopted unanimously on August 28, 2003, after recalling resolutions 827 , 955 , 978 , 1165 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 and 1481 , the Council decided to split the prosecutorial duties of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ...
(2003) and 1534
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1534
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1534, adopted unanimously on March 26, 2004, after recalling resolutions 827 , 955 , 978 , 1165 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 and 1481 , the Council called on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal...
(2004), the Council amended the statute of 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) in order to allow temporary judges to be re-elected.
The Security Council had received a new list of candidates for temporary judges at the ICTY, and the deadline for nominations had been extended until March 31, 2005, with the Secretary-General requesting a further extension. 27 judges elected by the General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly
For two articles dealing with membership in the General Assembly, see:* General Assembly members* General Assembly observersThe United Nations General Assembly is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and the only one in which all member nations have equal representation...
whose terms were to expire on June 11, 2005 were able to be re-elected and, 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 statute was amended accordingly.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
- 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...