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

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Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 160 International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committee in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, published in 2009.

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13 documents · 2009–2017

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2017	A/DEC/71/416	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	—	–
2015	A/DEC/69/416	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	—	–
2015	A/DEC/68/564	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	—	–
2014	A/DEC/68/413 B	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	—	–
2014	A/DEC/68/413 A	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	—	–

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Former Yugoslavia Situation Judges Trials

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At its 104th plenary meeting, on 9 September 2009, the General Assembly, having considered the letter from the Secretary-General dated 19 June 2009,13 as well as the letter from the President of the Security Council dated 8 July 2009, transmitting the text of Council resolution 1877 (2009) of 7 July 2009,18 decided that:

(a) The extension of the term of office of the permanent judges of the International Tribunal, who are members of the Appeals Chamber, would be reviewed by 31 December 2009, in the light of the progress made by the International Tribunal in the implementation of the Completion Strategy;

(b) The term of office of the following permanent judges of the International Tribunal would extend until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned if sooner:

Mr. Carmel A. AGIUS (Malta)

Mr. Jean-Claude ANTONETTI (France)

Mr. Christoph FLÜGGE (Germany)

Mr. O-gon KWON (Republic of Korea)

Mr. Bakone Melema MOLOTO (South Africa)

Mr. Alphonsus Martinus Maria ORIE (Netherlands)

Mr. Kevin Horace PARKER (Australia)

Mr. Patrick Lipton ROBINSON (Jamaica)

(c) The term of office of the permanent judges appointed to replace Mr. Iain BONOMY (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Mr. Mohamed SHAHABUDDEEN

(Guyana) and Ms. Christine VAN DEN WYNGAERT (Belgium) would extend until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they will be assigned if sooner;

(d) The term of office of the following ad litem judges, currently serving at the International Tribunal, would extend until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they are assigned if sooner:

Mr. Melville BAIRD (Trinidad and Tobago)

Mr. Pedro DAVID (Argentina)

Ms. Elizabeth GWAUNZA(Zimbabwe)

Mr. Frederik HARHOFF (Denmark)

Mr. Uldis KINIS (Latvia)

Ms. Flavia LATTANZI (Italy)

Mr. Antoine MINDUA(Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Ms. Michèle PICARD (France)

Mr. Árpád PRANDLER (Hungary)

Mr. Stefan TRECHSEL (Switzerland)

17 See A/63/947. 18 A/63/957.

(e) The term of office of the following ad litem judges, who were not appointed to serve at the International Tribunal, shall extend until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they may be assigned if sooner:

Mr. Frans BAUDUIN (Netherlands)

Sir Burton HALL (Bahamas)

Mr. Raimo LAHTI (Finland)

Mr. Jawdat NABOTY (Syrian Arab Republic)

Ms. Chioma Egondu NWOSU-IHEME (Nigeria)

Ms. Prisca Matimba NYAMBE (Zambia)

Mr. Brynmor POLLARD (Guyana)

Ms. Vonimbolana RASOAZANANY (Madagascar)

Tan Sri Dato’Lamin bin Haji Mohd YUNUS (Malaysia)

(f) Ad litem judges Harhoff, Lattanzi, Mindua, Prandler and Trechsel may serve in the International Tribunal beyond the cumulative period of service provided for under the Statute of the International Tribunal;

(g) The Tribunal may exceed temporarily the statutory maximum number of twelve ad litem judges serving at the Tribunal and assign up to thirteen ad litem judges, returning to a maximum of twelve by 31 December 2009;

(h) Article 14, paragraphs 3 and 4, of the Statute of the International Tribunal would be amended as set out in the annex to Security Council resolution 1877 (2009) so that the President may assign to the Appeals Chamber up to four additional permanent judges serving in the Trial Chambers, on the completion of the cases to which each judge is assigned.

At the same meeting, the General Assembly also took note of the appointment by the Secretary-General of Mr. Guy DELVOIE (Belgium), Sir Burton HALL (Bahamas) and Mr. Howard MORRISON (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as permanent judges of the Tribunal for a term of office beginning on 1 September 2009, 7August 2009 and 31August 2009, respectively, until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which they will be assigned if sooner.19

19 See A/63/946.

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