United Nations Security Council Resolution 1684
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Security Council Resolution
1684, adopted unanimously on June 13, 2006, after recalling resolutions 955
(1994), 1165
(1998), 1329
(2000), 1411
(2002), 1431
(2002), 1449
(2002), 1503
(2003) and 1534
(2004) concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR), the Council extended the terms of 11 judges beyond their expiry dates in order for them to complete the trials in which they were sitting.
elected 11 judges in January 2003 to serve a four-year term at the ICTR from May 25, 2003 to May 24, 2007. Furthermore, three judges who resigned were subsequently replaced by the Secretary-General Kofi Annan
in accordance with the ICTR statute.
In response to a request from the Secretary-General, the Council extended the terms of the following 11 judges until December 31, 2008:
States with nationals serving as judges at the tribunal were called upon to ensure that they were available as permanent judges until December 31, 2008, so as to facilitate the completion strategy of all trials at the ICTR and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) by the end of 2008.
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1684, adopted unanimously on June 13, 2006, after recalling resolutions 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), 1165
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1165
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1165, adopted unanimously on April 30, 1998, after recalling Resolution 955 , the Council established a third trial chamber at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ....
(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...
(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), 1449
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1449
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1449, adopted unanimously on December 13, 2002, after recalling resolutions 955 , 1165 , 1329 , 1411 and 1431 , the Council forwarded a list of nominees for permanent judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to the General Assembly for...
(2002), 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) concerning 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), the Council extended the terms of 11 judges beyond their expiry dates in order for them to complete the trials in which they were sitting.
Details
In the preamble of the resolution, the Security Council recalled that the General AssemblyUnited 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...
elected 11 judges in January 2003 to serve a four-year term at the ICTR from May 25, 2003 to May 24, 2007. Furthermore, three judges who resigned were subsequently replaced by 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...
in accordance with the ICTR statute.
In response to a request from the Secretary-General, the Council extended the terms of the following 11 judges until December 31, 2008:
States with nationals serving as judges at the tribunal were called upon to ensure that they were available as permanent judges until December 31, 2008, so as to facilitate the completion strategy of all trials at the ICTR and 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) by the end of 2008.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005 – 2006)
- 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...