Security Council resolution 1915 (2010) [on the maximum number of ad litem judges serving at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)]
Symbol: S/RES/1915(2010)
Date: 2010-03-18
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/65 [76] INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL--FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
S/65 [60] FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION
Subjects: 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|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS|JUDGES|FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION|TRIALS
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: AUSTRIA
vote: yes
country: BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: LEBANON
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NIGERIA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: TURKEY
vote: yes
country: UGANDA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/1915 (2010)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               18 March 2010




               Resolution 1915 (2010)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6286th meeting, on
               18 March 2010

                    The Security Council,
                     Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council from the Secretary-General dated 15 March 2010 (S/2010/133), attaching the letter from the President
               of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“the International Tribunal”)
               dated 1 March 2010,
                    Recalling its resolutions 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 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, 1668 (2006) of
               10 April 2006, 1800 (2008) of 20 February 2008, 1837 (2008) of 29 September
               2008, 1849 (2008) of 12 December 2008, 1877 (2009) of 7 July 2009, and 1900
               (2009) of 16 December 2009,
                    Recalling that in resolution 1900 (2009) the Security Council decided that,
               notwithstanding the expiry of their terms of office on 31 December 2009, Judges
               Kimberley Prost (Canada) and Ole Bjørn Støle (Norway) complete the Popović
               case; and that the total number of ad litem judges serving at the International
               Tribunal may temporarily exceed the maximum of twelve provided for in article 12,
               paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Tribunal, to a maximum of thirteen at
               any one time, returning to a maximum of twelve by 31 March 2010,
                    Taking note of the fact that due to unforeseen circumstances the delivery of the
               judgment in the Popović case is delayed and will not be rendered by the end of
               March 2010,
                     Convinced of the advisability of allowing the total number of ad litem judges
               serving at the International Tribunal to temporarily exceed the maximum of twelve
               provided for in article 12, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Tribunal,
                    Urging the International Tribunal to take all possible measures to complete its
               work expeditiously,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.    Decides that the total number of ad litem judges serving at the
               International Tribunal may temporarily exceed the maximum of twelve provided for
               in article 12, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Tribunal, to a maximum

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               of thirteen at any one time, returning to a maximum of twelve by 30 June 2010, or
               upon completion of the Popović case if sooner;
                    2.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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