United Nations Security Council Resolution 1901
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Security Council Resolution
1901, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2009, after recalling previous resolutions, including 935
(1994), 1503
(2003) and 1534
(2004), the Council noted that the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
will not complete its work in 2010.
The resolution goes to extend the mandate for all trial judges at the Tribunal until 30 June 2010 and appeal judges until 31 December 2012, requesting the President of the Tribunal to submit a schedule of all cases and any extension on the mandate of judges. The Council also temporarily modifies Article 11 of Paragraph 1 of the Statute of the International Tribunal to increase the number of ad litem judges serving at the Tribunal from nine to twelve.
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1901, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2009, after recalling previous resolutions, including 935
United Nations Security Council Resolution 935
United Nations Security Council Resolution 935, adopted unanimously on July 1, 1994, after recalling all resolutions on Rwanda, particularly 918 and 925 , the Council requested the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to establish a Commission of Experts to investigate violations of...
(1994), 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 noted that 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...
will not complete its work in 2010.
The resolution goes to extend the mandate for all trial judges at the Tribunal until 30 June 2010 and appeal judges until 31 December 2012, requesting the President of the Tribunal to submit a schedule of all cases and any extension on the mandate of judges. The Council also temporarily modifies Article 11 of Paragraph 1 of the Statute of the International Tribunal to increase the number of ad litem judges serving at the Tribunal from nine to twelve.
See also
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
- 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...