United Nations Security Council Resolution 1684

United Nations 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.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1684
Location of Rwanda in the African Union
Date13 June 2006
Meeting no.5,455
CodeS/RES/1684 (Document)
SubjectThe International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

Details

In the preamble of the resolution, the Security Council recalled that the General Assembly 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.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Security Council extends term for 11 Rwanda tribunal judges". United Nations. June 13, 2006.
  2. Bohlander, Michael (2007). International criminal justice: a critical analysis of institutions and procedures. London: Cameron May. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-905017-44-7.
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