United Nations Security Council Resolution 1660
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Security Council Resolution
1660, adopted unanimously on February 28, 2006, after recalling resolutions 827
(1993), 1166
(1996), 1329
(2000), 1411
(2002), 1431
(2002), 1481
(2003), 1503
(2003), 1534
(2004) and 1597
(2005), the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) concerning the appointment of reserve judges.
The Council was convinced by a proposal from the President of the ICTY that the Secretary-General appoint reserve judges from among the temporary judges to be present at each stage of a trial that they had been appointed to, and if necessary, replace the presiding judge if that judge is unable to continue sitting. Under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the Council modified the statute of the Tribunal accordingly.
The number of temporary judges was also increased from nine to twelve.
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1660, adopted unanimously on February 28, 2006, 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 ....
(1996), 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...
(2000), 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), 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) and 1597
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597, adopted unanimously on April 20, 2005, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 , 1481 , 1503 and 1534 , the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in order to allow temporary...
(2005), 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) concerning the appointment of reserve judges.
The Council was convinced by a proposal from the President of the ICTY that the Secretary-General appoint reserve judges from among the temporary judges to be present at each stage of a trial that they had been appointed to, and if necessary, replace the presiding judge if that judge is unable to continue sitting. 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 modified the statute of the Tribunal accordingly.
The number of temporary judges was also increased from nine to twelve.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005 – 2006)
- 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...