Security Council resolution 1018 (1995) [on election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice]
Symbol: S/RES/1018(1995)
Date: 1995-11-07
Meeting record: S/PV.3590
Subjects: Aguilar Mawdsley, Andrés|ICJ > Members|APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS|JUDGES
Notes: Concerns election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice.
Summary: Noting with regret the death of Judge Andres Aguilar Mawdsley on 24 Oct. 1995; noting further that a vacancy in ICJ for the remainder of the term of office of the deceased Judge has thus occurred and must be filled in accordance with the terms of the Statute of the Court; noting that, in accordance with Art. 14 of the Statute, the date of the election to fill the vacancy shall be fixed by the Security Council; decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place on 28 Feb. 1996 at a meeting of the General Assembly at its 50th session.

UNITED
NATIONS                                                                      S
                 Security Council
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                                                               S/RES/1018 (1995)
                                                               7 November 1995




                               RESOLUTION 1018 (1995)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3590th meeting,
                                 on 7 November 1995


     The Security Council,

     Noting with regret the death of Judge Andrès Aguilar Mawdsley on
24 October 1995,

     Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
remainder of the term of office of the deceased Judge has thus occurred and must
be filled in accordance with the terms of the Statute of the Court,

     Noting that, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, the date of the
election to fill the vacancy shall be fixed by the Security Council,

     Decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place on
28 February 1996 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the
General Assembly at its fiftieth session.


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95-34165 (E)

Texto español (official Spanish version): NACIONES
UNIDAS
                                                                               S
                  Consejo de Seguridad
                                                          Distr.
                                                          GENERAL

                                                          S/RES/1018 (1995)
                                                          7 de noviembre de 1995




                                RESOLUCIÓN 1018 (1995)

               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 3590ª sesión,
                          celebrada el 7 de noviembre de 1995


    El Consejo de Seguridad,

     Tomando nota con pesar del fallecimiento del Magistrado Andrés Aguilar
Mawdsley, acaecido el 24 de octubre de 1995,

     Tomando nota además de que se ha producido así una vacante en la Corte
Internacional de Justicia por el resto del mandato del fallecido Magistrado, la
cual debe llenarse de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el Estatuto de la Corte,

     Tomando nota de que, de conformidad con el Artículo 14 del Estatuto, le
corresponde fijar la fecha de la elección para llenar la vacante,

     Decide que la elección para llenar la vacante tenga lugar el 28 de febrero
de 1996 en una sesión del Consejo de Seguridad y en una sesión de la Asamblea
General en su quincuagésimo período de sesiones.


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95-34168 (S)

Texte français (official French version): NATIONS
UNIES                                                                          S
             Conseil de sécurité
                                                              Distr.
                                                              GÉNÉRALE

                                                              S/RES/1018 (1995)
                                                              7 novembre 1995




                               RÉSOLUTION 1018 (1995)

             Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 3590e séance,
                               le 7 novembre 1995

     Le Conseil de sécurité,

     Notant avec regret le décès du juge Andrès Aguilar Mawdsley, survenu le
24 octobre 1995,

     Notant en outre que, de ce fait, un siège deviendra vacant à la Cour
internationale de Justice et qu’il faudra le pourvoir pour le reste du mandat du
juge défunt, conformément aux dispositions du Statut de la Cour,

     Notant que, conformément à l’Article 14 du Statut, la date de l’élection
doit être fixée par le Conseil de sécurité,

     Décide que l’élection pour pourvoir le siège vacant aura lieu à une séance
du Conseil de sécurité qui se tiendra le 28 février 1996 et à une séance de
l’Assemblée générale, à sa cinquantième session.

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Draft resolution (S/1995/928):
UNITED
NATIONS                                                                      S
               Security Council
                                                              Distr.
                                                              GENERAL

                                                              S/1995/928
                                                              7 November 1995

                                                              ORIGINAL:   ENGLISH




                                Draft resolution


     The Security Council,

     Noting with regret the death of Judge Andrès Aguilar Mawdsley on
24 October 1995,

     Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
remainder of the term of office of the deceased Judge has thus occurred and must
be filled in accordance with the terms of the Statute of the Court,

     Noting that, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, the date of the
election to fill the vacancy shall be fixed by the Security Council,

     Decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place on
28 February 1996 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the
General Assembly at its fiftieth session.


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95-34171 (E)   071195

Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                           S/PV.3590


               Security Council                                                                                                         Provisional
               Fiftieth Year

               3590th Meeting
               Tuesday, 7 November 1995, 12.45 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Al-Khussaiby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (Oman)

Members:       Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Cañas
               Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Legwaila
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Qin Huasun
               Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Sporýš
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Dejammet
               Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Eitel
               Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Martínez Blanco
               Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Wibisono
               Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fulci
               Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Ayewah
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Fedotov
               Rwanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Ubalijoro
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . . . . Mr. Plumbly
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Gnehm

Agenda
     Date of an election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice (S/1995/914)




95-86558 (E)                                   This record contains the original text of speeches delivered in English and interpretations of speeches
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Security Council                                                                                       3590th meeting
Fiftieth year                                                                                        7 November 1995

     The meeting was called to order at 1 p.m.               of the Organization’s conference in 1964. Judge Aguilar
                                                             Mawdsley was a member and former Chairman of the Inter-Adoption of the agenda                                       American Commission on Human Rights from 1962 and
                                                             President of the International Commission of Jurists from
     The agenda was adopted.                                 1986. He was the author of several legal articles that were
                                                             published in specialized journals.
Date of an election to fill a vacancy in the International
Court of Justice (S/1995/914)                                     Judge Aguilar Mawdsley’s term of office would
                                                             have expired on 5 February 2000. Under Article 14 of the
      The President: The Security Council will now begin     Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Security
its consideration of the item on its agenda.                 Council is to fix the date for the election to fill the
                                                             vacancy in the Court. As agreed during our prior
     The Security Council is meeting in accordance with      consultations on this matter, the election could take place
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.        on 28 February 1996 at a meeting of the Security Council
                                                             and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its fiftieth
     Members of the Council have before them document        session.
S/1995/914, which contains the note dated
1 November 1995 by the Secretary-General concerning the           Members of the Council also have before them
date of an election to fill a vacancy in the International   document S/1995/928, which contains the text of a draft
Court of Justice. That note explains the need for the item   resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s prior
on our agenda.                                               consultations. The date “28 February 1996” should be
                                                             entered in the operative paragraph of the draft resolution.
      The death of Judge Andrés Aguilar Mawdsley of          May I take it that the Council is ready to proceed to a
Venezuela, on 24 October 1995, has created a vacancy in      decision on the draft resolution?
the International Court of Justice which will have to be
filled. Judge Aguilar Mawdsley became a member of the             There being no objection, it is so decided.
Court as from 6 February 1991. Judge Aguilar Mawdsley
was a diplomat and eminent jurist who was educated in             In the light of consultations which I have held, it is
Venezuela and Canada. He held several teaching posts in      my understanding that the Council is ready to adopt the
his country and between 1958 and 1962 he rose to become      draft resolution contained in document S/1995/928
professor and Vice-Rector at the Andrés Bello Catholic       without a vote.
University in Caracas. He was his country’s Minister of
Justice until 1963.                                               There being no objection, it is so decided.

     Judge Aguilar Mawdsley was Permanent                        The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution
Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva from   1018 (1995).
1963 to 1965, Permanent Representative to the United
Nations from 1969 to 1972 and Ambassador to the United            The Security Council has thus concluded its
States of America from 1972 to 1974. He held posts in        consideration of the item on the agenda.
several organizations concerned with social welfare and
education and in that context was a member of several             The meeting rose at 1.05 p.m.
International Labour Organization committees and President




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Voting Summary
Yes: 015 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y ARGENTINA
Y BOTSWANA
Y CHINA
Y CZECH REPUBLIC
Y FRANCE
Y GERMANY
Y HONDURAS
Y INDONESIA
Y ITALY
Y NIGERIA
Y OMAN
Y RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y RWANDA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES