United Nations Security Council Resolution 1855

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1855 was unanimously adopted on 19 December 2008.

UN Security Council
Resolution 1855
Date19 December 2008
Meeting no.6,052
CodeS/RES/1855 (Document)
SubjectInternational Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

Resolution

Seeking to have the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda complete trials and conduct additional ones as soon as possible in order to meet its completion strategy, the Security Council today decided that the Secretary-General might appoint up to three additional ad litem judges that would, from time to time, temporarily exceed the maximum of nine provided for in the Court’s Statute.

Unanimously adopting resolution 1855 (2008) under Chapter VII, the Council decided that the above provision would be in place until 31 December 2009. It also decided to amend article 11, paragraph 2, of the Statute of the International Tribunal as set out in the annex to this resolution.

(Article 11, concerning the Chambers’ composition, says that each Trial Chamber may be divided into sections of three judges each. A section of a Trial Chamber shall have the same powers and responsibilities as a Trial Chamber under the present Statute and shall render judgment in accordance with the same rules.)

The Council took note of the letter to the Council President from the Secretary-General attaching the letter to him from the President of the International Tribunal dated 10 December (document S/2008/799), and had considered the proposals on the issue made by the Tribunal’s President.[1]

See also

References
  1. "AIMING TO EXPEDITE WORK OF RWANDA GENOCIDE TRIBUNAL, SECURITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES SECRETARY-GENERAL TO APPOINT UP TO THREE AD HOC JUDGES". United Nations. December 19, 2008.
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