UN Security Council
1998

Convinced of the need to increase the number of judges and Trial Chambers, in order to enable the International Tribunal for Rwanda to try without delay the large number of accused awaiting trial, Noting the progress being made in improving the efficient functioning of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, and convinced of the need for its organs to continue their efforts to further such progress, Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. Decides to establish a third Trial Chamber of the International Tribunal for Rwanda, and to this end decides to amend articles 10, 11 and 12 of 98-11834 (E) /... S/RES/1165 (1998) Page 2 the Statute of the Tribunal and to replace those articles with the provisions set out in the annex to this resolution; 2. Decides that the elections for the judges of the three Trial Chambers shall be held together, for a term of office to expire on 24 May 2003; 3. Decides that, as an exceptional measure to enable the third Trial