Security Council resolution 2130 (2013) [on extension of the terms of office of permanent and ad litem judges at the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) until 31 Dec. 2014]
Symbol: S/RES/2130 (2013)
Date: 2013-12-18
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/68 [76] INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL--FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
S/68 [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|TRIALS|JUDGES|INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS|FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION
Votes in favour: 14
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 1
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: AUSTRALIA
vote: yes
country: AZERBAIJAN
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUATEMALA
vote: yes
country: LUXEMBOURG
vote: yes
country: MOROCCO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: abstention
country: RWANDA
vote: yes
country: TOGO
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/2130 (2013)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               18 December 2013




               Resolution 2130 (2013)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 7088th meeting, on
               18 December 2013

                    The Security Council,
                     Reaffirming its determination to combat impunity for those responsible for
               serious international crimes and the necessity of all persons indicted by the ICTY
               being brought to justice,
                     Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council from the Secretary-General dated 21 November 2013 (S/2013/685) attaching letters from the President
               of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (“the International Tribunal”)
               dated 30 October 2013 and 19 November 2013,
                     Recalling its resolution 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 1503 (2003) of 28 August
               2003 and 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004, and its previous resolutions concerning the
               International Tribunal,
                    Welcoming the commencement of the functioning of the branch of the
               Mechanism for the International Tribunal for former Yugoslavia on 1 July 2013 and
               taking note of the assessment of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal
               Tribunals (S/2013/679),
                     Recalling also its previous resolutions on the extension of the terms of office
               of the permanent and ad litem judges at the International Tribunal, who are members
               of the Trial Chambers and the Appeals Chamber,
                    Taking into account the assessments by the International Tribunal in its
               Completion Strategy Report (S/2013/678), and the updated trial and appeals
               schedule,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                     1.   Requests the ICTY to take all possible measures to complete its work as
               expeditiously as possible with the aim to facilitate the closure of the Tribunal,
               taking into account resolution 1966 (2010) which requested the International
               Tribunal to complete its trial and appeals proceedings by 31 December 2014, and
               expresses concern that, in order to complete the work of the ICTY, trials and appeals
               will go beyond 2014;




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                    2.    Decides to extend the term of office of the following permanent and ad
               litem judges at the International Tribunal, who are members of the Trial Chambers
               and the Appeals Chamber, until 31 December 2014 or until the completion of the
               cases to which they are assigned, if sooner:
                    − Koffi Kumelio A. Afande (Togo)
                    − Carmel Agius (Malta)
                    − Liu Daqun (China)
                    − Theodor Meron (United States of America)
                    − Fausto Pocar (Italy)
                    − Patrick Robinson (Jamaica)
                    − Jean-Claude Antonetti (France)
                    − O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea)
                    − Burton Hall (The Bahamas)
                    − Howard Morrison (United Kingdom)
                    − Guy Delvoie (Belgium)
                    − Christoph Flügge (Germany)
                    − Alphons Orie (The Netherlands)
                    − Bakone Justice Moloto (South Africa)
                    − Melville Baird (Trinidad and Tobago)
                    − Flavia Lattanzi (Italy)
                    − Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Democratic Republic of Congo)
                    3.    Underlines that States should cooperate fully with the International
               Tribunal, including through the provision of information to assist the Tribunal in its
               work, as well as with the Mechanism;
                      4.   Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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