United Nations Security Council Resolution 1668
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1668, adopted unanimously on April 10, 2006, after recalling Resolution 1581
(2005), the Council extended the term of Judge Joaquín Canivell at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) beyond his term of office to allow him to complete a case.
The Secretary-General Kofi Annan
had requested the Council to extend Canivell's term so he could complete the Krajišnik case
, notwithstanding the fact that his service at the ICTY had exceeded three years.
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1668, adopted unanimously on April 10, 2006, after recalling Resolution 1581
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1581
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1581, adopted unanimously on January 18, 2005, after recalling resolutions 1503 and 1534 , the Council approved the extension of the terms of office of seven short-term judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in order to...
(2005), the Council extended the term of Judge Joaquín Canivell at 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) beyond his term of office to allow him to complete a case.
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...
had requested the Council to extend Canivell's term so he could complete the Krajišnik case
Momcilo Krajišnik
Momčilo Krajišnik is a Bosnian Serb former politician convicted of murder and other crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war .He co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serbian Democratic Party with Radovan...
, notwithstanding the fact that his service at the ICTY had exceeded three years.
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...