United Nations Security Council Resolution 1954
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1954, adopted unanimously on December 14, 2010, after recalling resolutions 827
(1993), 1581
(2005), 1597
(2005), 1613
(2005), 1629
(2005), 1660
(2006), 1668
(2006), 1800
(2008), 1837
(2008), 1849
(2008), 1877
(2009), 1900
(2009) and 1931
(2010), the Council permitted two judges to serve beyond their term of office to enable them to complete work on cases in which they were involved at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY).
(2003) and 1534
(2004) which called for the completion of all ICTY cases by 2010. It noted however that the ICTY was unable to complete its work by 2010 and expressed concern at the loss of experienced staff at the tribunal.
, the Council extended the terms of judges Kevin Parker and Uldis Kinis in order for them to complete the Đorđević and Gotovina et al.
cases by February and March 2011 respectively. It also reiterated the importance of adequate staffing at the ICTY for it to complete its work as soon as possible, calling upon the Secretariat
and other United Nations bodies to address the issue.
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1954, adopted unanimously on December 14, 2010, after recalling resolutions 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827
United Nations Security Council Resolution 827, adopted unanimously on May 25, 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 713 and all subsequent resolutions on the topic of the former Yugoslavia, approved report S/25704 of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, with the Statute of the International...
(1993), 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), 1597
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1597, adopted unanimously on April 20, 2005, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 , 1481 , 1503 and 1534 , the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in order to allow temporary...
(2005), 1613
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1613
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1613, adopted unanimously on July 26, 2005, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 , 1481 , 1503 , 1534 and 1597 , the Council forwarded a list of nominees for temporary judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former...
(2005), 1629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1629
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1629, adopted unanimously on September 30, 2005, after considering the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , the Council decided that Judge Christine Van Den Wyngaert could participate in the Mile Mrkšić case, before...
(2005), 1660
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1660
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1660, adopted unanimously on February 28, 2006, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1166 , 1329 , 1411 , 1431 , 1481 , 1503 , 1534 and 1597 , the Council amended the statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia concerning the...
(2006), 1668
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1668
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1668, adopted unanimously on April 10, 2006, after recalling Resolution 1581 , the Council extended the term of Judge Joaquín Canivell at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia beyond his term of office to allow him to complete a...
(2006), 1800
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1800
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1800 was unanimously adopted on 20 February 2008.- Resolution :In order to enable the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to conduct additional trials as soon as possible and meet its completion strategy, the Security Council today...
(2008), 1837
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1837
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1837 was unanimously adopted on 29 September 2008.- Resolution :The Security Council this morning extended the terms of office of 4 Appeals Chamber judges as well as those of 10 permanent and 27 ad litem judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for...
(2008), 1849
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1849
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1849 was unanimously adopted on 12 December 2008.- Resolution :To enable the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to meet its completion strategy, the Security Council this morning authorized the Secretary-General to appoint, as a...
(2008), 1877
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1877
- Resolution :Urging the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to take all possible measures to complete its work expeditiously, the Security Council today extended the term of office of 11 permanent judges until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they were...
(2009), 1900
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1900
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1900, adopted unanimously on December 16, 2009, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1581 , 1597 , 1613 , 1629 , 1660 , 1668 , 1800 , 1837 , 1849 and 1877 , the Council permitted several judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...
(2009) and 1931
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1931
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1931, adopted unanimously on June 29, 2010, after recalling resolutions 827 , 1581 , 1597 , 1613 , 1629 , 1660 , 1668 , 1800 , 1837 , 1849 , 1877 , 1900 and 1915 , the Council noted that the 2010 target for the completion of trials at the International...
(2010), the Council permitted two judges to serve beyond their term of office to enable them to complete work on cases in which they were involved 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).
Observations
The Security Council recalled resolutions 1503United 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) which called for the completion of all ICTY cases by 2010. It noted however that the ICTY was unable to complete its work by 2010 and expressed concern at the loss of experienced staff at the tribunal.
Acts
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations CharterChapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Council extended the terms of judges Kevin Parker and Uldis Kinis in order for them to complete the Đorđević and Gotovina et al.
Ante Gotovina
Ante Gotovina is a former Senior Corporal of the French Foreign Legion and former Lieutenant General of the Croatian Army who served in the Croatian War for Independence...
cases by February and March 2011 respectively. It also reiterated the importance of adequate staffing at the ICTY for it to complete its work as soon as possible, calling upon the Secretariat
United Nations Secretariat
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations and it is headed by the United Nations Secretary-General, assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide. It provides studies, information, and facilities needed by United Nations bodies for...
and other United Nations bodies to address the issue.
See also
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- List of indictees of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009 – 2011)
- 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...