Financing of 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

A/RES/48/251View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 159 Financing of 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, published in 1994.

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34 documents · 1993–2018

Newer documents in this group exist (latest: 2018).

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/RES/72/257	Financing of 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	687	–
2017	A/RES/71/268	Financing of 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	847	–
2016	A/RES/70/242	Financing of 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	967	–
2015	A/RES/69/255	Financing of 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	659	–
2014	A/RES/68/256	Financing of 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	1,117	–

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10 subjects

Budget Contributions Financing Hague (Netherlands (Kingdom of The))International Criminal Courts Judges Location of Offices Recommendations Report Preparation Salaries and Allowances Staffing

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Reaffirms its resolution 47/235 of 14 September 1993;

A/C.5/48/36 and A/C.5/48/44 and Add.1.

A/48/765 and A/48/915.

A/C.5/48/68.

Endorses the conclusions and recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions in its reports, 2/ subject to the provisions of the present resolution;

Expresses its appreciation to the Governments that have provided or pledged voluntary financial contributions for 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 and notes with satisfaction that those contributions have been provided unconditionally;

Invites Member States to make further voluntary contributions to the International Tribunal;

Stresses that the acceptance of voluntary contributions in kind or in personnel, as well as voluntary financial contributions, must be consistent with the need to ensure the impartiality and independence of the International Tribunal at all times and that such contributions should be considered supplementary to the assessed contributions;

Requests the Secretary-General to report on the acceptance and use of voluntary contributions, particularly those in kind or in personnel, pursuant to paragraph 5 above, no later than 31 December 1994;

Accepts The Hague, the Netherlands, as the seat for the International Tribunal established by the Security Council in its resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993 for the sole purpose of prosecuting persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia between 1 January 1991 and a date to be determined by the Council upon the restoration of peace;

Notes that the Secretary-General has not yet submitted a detailed report on the requirements of the International Tribunal, in particular a justification of the number and levels of staff, post classification and the possibility of providing common administrative services, and requests him to submit complete detailed budget estimates for the operation of the Tribunal at the earliest opportunity during the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments for the International Tribunal in an amount not to exceed 11 million dollars, including the amount of 5.6 million dollars authorized by the General Assembly in its decision 48/461, for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1994;

Also authorizes the Secretary-General to make the necessary arrangements, including the signing of the lease agreement for the premises of the International Tribunal, to ensure that it is provided with adequate facilities and necessary staff resources and to report thereon to the General Assembly in the budget performance report;

Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, through the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, a further report on the conditions of service of the judges, in the light of the provisions of article 13, paragraph 4, of the statute of the International Tribunal, 4/ as the work of the Tribunal proceeds and the precise nature of its requirements clearly emerges;

S/25704 and Corr.1, annex.

Also requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session on the financial performance of the International Tribunal and on its requirements on the basis of experience gained during 1994.

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