ICTY - INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESOLUTION ON ADDITIONAL

UNCLAS STATE 016764

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: UNSC ICTY KJUS YI
SUBJECT: ICTY - INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESOLUTION ON ADDITIONAL
JUDGES


1. The Department requests that USUN join consensus and
vote in favor of the following resolution authorizing the
International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to
appoint two additional judges ad litem.


2. Begin resolution text:

The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 1581 (2005) of 18 January 2005,
1597 (2005) of 20 April 2005, 1613 (2005) of 26 July 2005,
1629 (2005) of 30 September 2005, 1660 (2006) of 28
February 2006 and 1668 (2006) of 10 April 2006,

Taking note of the letters to the President of the
Security Council from the Secretary-General dated 31
December 2007, 22 January 2008 and 8 February 2008,

Having considered the proposal made by the President of
the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (the
International Tribunal) that the Secretary-General be
authorized, within existing resources, to appoint
additional ad litem Judges upon request of the President
of the International Tribunal notwithstanding that their
number will from time to time temporarily exceed the
maximum of twelve provided under article 12(1) of the
Statute to a maximum of sixteen at any one time, returning
to a maximum of twelve by 31 December 2008, to enable the
International Tribunal to conduct additional trials once
one or more of the permanent Judges of the International
Tribunal become available,

Recalling that resolution 1503 (2003) of 28 August 2003
called upon 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 (the International Tribunal's completion
strategy),and that resolution 1534 (2004) of 26 March
2004 emphasised the importance of fully implementing the
International Tribunal's completion strategy,

Convinced of the advisability of allowing the
Secretary-General to appoint additional ad litem judges to

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the twelve ad litem Judges authorized by the Statute, as a
temporary measure to enable the International Tribunal to
conduct additional trials as soon as possible in order to
meet completion strategy objectives,

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

Decides, therefore, 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 conduct additional trials,
notwithstanding the fact that the total number of ad litem
judges appointed to the Chambers will from time to time
temporarily exceed the maximum of twelve provided for in
article 12(1) of the Statute of the International
Tribunal, to a maximum of sixteen at any one time,
returning to a maximum of twelve by 31 December 2008;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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