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08STATE132985
2008-12-19 17:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ICTR STATUTE

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UNCLAS STATE 132985 

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM XA
SUBJECT: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ICTR STATUTE
AMENDMENTS

UNCLAS STATE 132985

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PHUM XA
SUBJECT: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON ICTR STATUTE
AMENDMENTS


1. This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join
consensus December 19 on the draft UN Security Council
resolution in
para 2 below on ICTR statute amendments.


2. Begin Text:

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994,
1165 (1998) of 30 April 1998, 1329 (2000) of 30 November
2000, 1411 (2002) of 17 May 2002, 1431 (2002) of 14 August
2002,

Recalling in particular that resolution 1503 (2003) of 28
August 2003 called upon the International Criminal
Tribunal for Rwanda (the International Tribunal) to take
all possible measures to complete all trial activities at
first instance by the end of 2008 and to complete all work
in 2010, and that resolution 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004
emphasized the importance of fully implementing
International Tribunal's completion strategy,

Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council
from the Secretary-General dated xx December 2008,
attaching the letter to him from the President of the
International Tribunal dated 10 December 2008, and having
considered the proposals made by the President of the
International Tribunal,

Noting that two permanent judges currently serving at the
Tribunal will resign by the end of 2008, and that three
other permanent judges have indicated their intention to
resign upon the completion of their respective cases, and
that their replacement would not be necessary if the
International Tribunal is authorized to assign more ad
litem judges to cases,

Convinced of the advisability of allowing the
Secretary-General to appoint additional ad litem Judges to
the nine ad litem Judges authorized by the Statute, as a
temporary measure to enable the International Tribunal to
complete trials and conduct additional trials as soon as
possible in order to meet its completion strategy,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United
Nations,


1. Decides that the Secretary-General may appoint,
within existing resources, additional ad litem Judges upon
request of the President of the International Tribunal in
order to complete existing trials or conduct additional
trials, notwithstanding that the total number of ad litem
Judges appointed to the Chambers will from time to time
temporarily exceed the maximum of nine provided for in
article 11, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the
International Tribunal, to a maximum of twelve at any one
time, returning to a maximum of nine by 31 December 2009;


2. Decides to amend article 11, paragraph 2, of the
Statute of the International Tribunal as set out in the
annex to this resolution;


3. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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