United Nations Security Council Resolution 979
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United Nations Security Council Resolution
979, adopted without a vote on 9 March 1995, after noting the death of International Court of Justice
(ICJ) judge Roberto Ago
on 24 February 1995, the Council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 21 June 1995 at the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly
during its 49th session.
Ago, an Italian jurist, was a member of the court since 1979. His term of office was due to expire in February 1997.
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a UN resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council; the UN body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security"....
979, adopted without a vote on 9 March 1995, after noting the death of International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
(ICJ) judge Roberto Ago
Roberto Ago
Roberto Ago was an Italian jurist. He served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1979 until 1995. Ago served as Professor of International Law at the Universities of Catania , Genoa , and finally Rome . He specialized in both private and public international law...
on 24 February 1995, the Council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 21 June 1995 at the Security Council and at a meeting of 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...
during its 49th session.
Ago, an Italian jurist, was a member of the court since 1979. His term of office was due to expire in February 1997.
See also
- Judges of the International Court of JusticeJudges of the International Court of JusticeThis is a list of all the permanent judges of the International Court of Justice, the main judicial organ of the United Nations. It does not include judges who have been appointed as judge ad hoc by a party to a proceeding before the Court pursuant to Article 31 of the Statute of the International...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 901 to 1000 (1994–1995)