Security Council resolution 1684 (2006) [on extension of the term of office of permanent judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]
Symbol: S/RES/1684(2006)
Date: 2006-06-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/61 [97] INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL--RWANDA
S/61 [95] RWANDA SITUATION
Subjects: Byron, Charles Michael Dennis, Sir > (Saint Kitts and Nevis)|De Silva, Joseph Asoka Nihal > (Sri Lanka)|Egorov, Sergei Alekseevich > (Russian Federation)|Güney, Mehmet|Rachid Khan, Khalida > (Pakistan)|Mose, Erik > (Norway)|Ramaroson, Arlette > (Madagascar)|Reddy, Jai Ram > (Fiji)|Sekule, William Hussein > (United Republic of Tanzania)|Vaz, Andrésia > (Senegal)|Weinberg de Roca, Inés Mónica > (Argentina)|International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda > Members|Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda (1994)|INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS|JUDGES|APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS|RWANDA SITUATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                  S/RES/1684 (2006)
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             13 June 2006




               Resolution 1684 (2006)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5455th meeting, on
               13 June 2006

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994, 1165 (1998) of
               30 April 1998, 1329 (2000) of 30 November 2000, 1411 (2002) of 17 May 2002,
               1431 (2002) of 14 August 2002, 1449 (2002) of 13 December 2002, 1503 (2003) of
               28 August 2003 and 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004,
                     Recalling that on 31 January 2003 the General Assembly by decision 57/414 A
               and in accordance with Article 12 bis, paragraph 1 (b) of the Statute of the
               International Tribunal for Rwanda, as amended, elected from a list of candidates
               approved by resolution 1449 (2002) of 13 December 2002, the following eleven
               judges to a four-year term of office at the International Tribunal beginning on
               25 May 2003 and to end on 24 May 2007: Mr. Mansoor Ahmed (Pakistan);
               Mr. Sergei Aleckseievich Egorov (Russian Federation); Mr. Asoka Zoysa
               Gunawardana (Sri Lanka); Mr. Mehmet Güney (Turkey); Mr. Erik Møse (Norway);
               Ms. Arlete Ramaroson (Madagascar); Mr. Jai Ram Reddy (Fiji); Mr. William
               Hussein Sekule (United Republic of Tanzania); Ms. Andrésa Vaz (Senegal);
               Ms. Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca (Argentina) and Mr. Lloyd George Williams
               (Saint Kitts and Nevis),
                     Recalling that when Mr. Mansoor Ahmed resigned, the Secretary-General,
               after consultations with the Security Council and the General Assembly and in
               accordance with Article 12 bis, paragraph 2 of the Tribunal’s Statute, appointed
               Ms. Khalida Rachid Khan of Pakistan effective as of 7 July 2003, for the remainder
               of Judge Ahmed’s term of office,
                    Recalling that when Mr. Lloyd George Williams resigned, the Secretary-General after consultations with the Security Council and the General Assembly and
               in accordance with Article 12 bis, paragraph 2 of the Tribunal’s Statute, appointed
               Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron of Saint Kitts and Nevis effective as of 8 April
               2004 for the remainder of Mr. Williams’ term of office,
                    Recalling that when Mr. Asoka Zoysa Gunawardana resigned, the Secretary-General, after consultations with the Security Council and the General Assembly
               and in accordance with Article 12 bis, paragraph 2 of the Tribunal’s Statute,



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               appointed Mr. Asoka de Silva of Sri Lanka effective as of 2 August 2004 for the
               remainder of Mr. Gunawardana’s term of office,
                    Taking note of the letter to the President of the Security Council from the
               Secretary-General dated 3 May 2006,
                     Decides in response to the request by the Secretary-General and
               notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12 (bis), of the Statute of the International
               Tribunal for Rwanda, to extend the term of office of the following permanent judges
               of the International Tribunal at the Tribunal until 31 December 2008:
                    – Mr. Charles Michael Dennis Byron (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
                    – Mr. Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka)
                    – Mr. Sergei Aleckseievich Egorov (Russian Federation)
                    – Mr. Mehmet Güney (Turkey)
                    – Ms. Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan)
                    – Mr. Erik Møse (Norway)
                    – Ms. Arlete Ramaroson (Madagascar)
                    – Mr. Jai Ram Reddy (Fiji)
                    – Mr. William Hussein Sekule (United Republic of Tanzania)
                    – Ms. Andrésa Vaz (Senegal)
                    – Ms. Inés Mónica Weinberg de Roca (Argentina)
                     Requests States, to continue to make every effort to ensure that their nationals
               who serve as permanent judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, remain
               available to serve in their positions until 31 December 2008.




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