Security Council resolution 1361 (2001) [on the date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice]
Symbol: S/RES/1361(2001)
Date: 2001-07-05
Meeting record: S/PV.4345
Subjects: Bedjaoui, Mohammed > (Algeria)|ICJ > Members|Statute of the International Court of Justice (1945)|APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS|JUDGES|RESIGNATION
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 January 2001-31 July 2002 - S/INF/57 - (SCOR, 56th year).
Summary: Decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place on 12 Oct. 2001 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its 56th session

United Nations                                                                  S/RES/1361 (2001)
               Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                             5 July 2001




               Resolution 1361 (2001)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4345th meeting, on
               5 July 2001

                    The Security Council,
                    Noting with regret the resignation of Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui, taking effect
               on 30 September 2001,
                    Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
               remainder of the term of office of Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui will thus occur 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 12 October
               2001 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly
               at its fifty-sixth session.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                             S/RES/1361 (2001)
             Consejo de Seguridad                                         Distr. general
                                                                          5 de julio de 2001




            Resolución 1361 (2001)
            Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 4345a sesión,
            celebrada el 5 de julio de 2001

                 El Consejo de Seguridad,
                  Tomando nota con pesar de la dimisión del magistrado Mohammed Bedjaoui,
            que tendrá efecto el 30 de septiembre de 2001,
                  Tomando nota además de que, por lo tanto, durante el resto del mandato del
            magistrado Mohammed Bedjaoui habrá una vacante en la Corte Internacional de
            Justicia que deberá llenarse conforme a lo dispuesto en el Estatuto de la Corte,
                 Observando que, de conformidad con el artículo 14 del Estatuto, el Consejo de
            Seguridad fijará la fecha de la elección para llenar la vacante,
                  Decide que la elección para llenar la vacante tenga lugar el 12 de octubre de
            2001 en una sesión del Consejo de Seguridad y en una sesión de la Asamblea General en su quincuagésimo sexto período de sesiones.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                    S/RES/1361 (2001)
               Conseil de sécurité                                            Distr. générale
                                                                              5 juillet 2001




               Résolution 1361 (2001)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 4345e séance, le 5 juillet 2001

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                      Notant avec regret la démission du juge Mohammed Bedjaoui, qui prendra effet le 30 septembre 2001,
                    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 Mohammed Bedjaoui, 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 devenu vacant aura lieu à une
               séance du Conseil de sécurité qui se tiendra le 12 octobre 2001 et à une séance de
               l’Assemblée générale, à sa cinquante-sixième session.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                           S/RES/1361 (2001)
               Совет Безопасности                                      Distr.: General
                                                                       5 July 2001




               Резолюция 1361 (2001),
               принятая Советом Безопасности на его 4345-м заседании
               5 июля 2001 года


                   Совет Безопасности,
                    с сожалением отмечая отставку судьи Мохаммеда Беджауи с 30 сентября
               2001 года,
                    отмечая далее, что, таким образом, в Международном Суде в течение
               сохраняющегося срока полномочий судьи Мохаммеда Беджауи возникнет
               вакансия, которую необходимо будет заполнить в соответствии с положениями
               Статута Суда,
                    отмечая, что в соответствии со статьей 14 Статута день выборов для
               заполнения вакансии устанавливается Советом Безопасности,
                    постановляет, что выборы для заполнения вакансии состоятся 12 октября
               2001 года на заседании Совета Безопасности и заседании Генеральной
               Ассамблеи на ее пятьдесят шестой сессии.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                  S/RES/1361 (2001)
               安全理事会
                                                  Distr.: General
                                                  5 July 2001




               第 1361   2001   号决议

               2001 年 7 月 5 日安全理事会第 4345 次会议通过

                 安全理事会

                 遗憾地注意到穆罕默德 贝德贾维法官辞职 将于 2001 年 9 月 30 日生效

                 还注意到穆罕默德 贝德贾维法官的任期未满 国际法院因之出现空缺 必
               须按照 法院规约        的规定予以填补

                 注意到根据 规约        第十四条    空缺补选日期应由安全理事会指定

                 决定该空缺的补选应于 2001 年 10 月 12 日在安全理事会的一次会议和大会
               第五十六届会议的一次会议上进行




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1361 (2001‬‬                                                                ‫اﻷﻣــﻢ اﳌﺘﺤـﺪة‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪5 July 2001‬‬                                                                 ‫ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                       ‫اﻟﻘﺮار ‪(٢٠٠١) ١٣٦١‬‬
                         ‫اﻟﺬي اﲣﺬه ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ٤٣٤٥‬اﳌﻌﻘﻮدة ﰲ ‪ ٥‬ﲤﻮز‪/‬ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻪ ‪٢٠٠١‬‬

                                                                          ‫إن ﳎﻠﺲ اﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
              ‫إذ ﳛﻴﻂ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﻣﻊ اﻷﺳﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻘﺎﻟﺔ اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﳏﻤﺪ ﲜﺎوي اﻋﺘﺒﺎرا ﻣـﻦ ‪ ٣٠‬أﻳﻠـﻮل‪/‬‬
                                                                           ‫ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪،٢٠٠١‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﳛﻴﻂ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﺄن ﺷﺎﻏﺮا ﺳﻮف ﳛﺼﻞ ﻧﺘﻴﺠـﺔ ﻟﺬﻟـﻚ ﰲ ﳏﻜﻤـﺔ اﻟﻌـﺪل‬
              ‫اﻟﺪوﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺪة اﳌﺘﺒﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ وﻻﻳﺔ اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﳏﻤﺪ ﲜﺎوي‪ ،‬وﺑﺄﻧﻪ ﳚﺐ ﻣـﻞء ﻫـﺬا اﻟﺸـﺎﻏﺮ وﻓﻘـﺎ‬
                                                          ‫ﻷﺣﻜﺎم اﻟﻨﻈﺎم اﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ‪،‬‬
              ‫وإذ ﳛﻴﻂ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﺑﺄﻧﻪ وﻓﻘـﺎ ﻟﻠﻤـﺎدة ‪ ١٤‬ﻣـﻦ اﻟﻨﻈـﺎم اﻷﺳﺎﺳـﻲ‪ ،‬ﳛـﺪد ﳎﻠـﺲ اﻷﻣـﻦ‬
                                                                   ‫ﻣﻮﻋﺪ اﻻﻧﺘﺨﺎب ﳌﻞء اﻟﺸﺎﻏﺮ‪،‬‬
              ‫ﻳﻘﺮر أن ﳚﺮي اﻻﻧﺘﺨﺎب ﳌﻞء اﻟﺸﺎﻏﺮ ﻳـﻮم ‪ ١٢‬ﺗﺸـﺮﻳﻦ اﻷول‪/‬أﻛﺘﻮﺑـﺮ ‪ ٢٠٠١‬ﰲ‬
              ‫ﺟﻠﺴـﺔ ﻳﻌﻘﺪﻫـﺎ ﳎﻠـــﺲ اﻷﻣــﻦ وﰲ ﺟﻠﺴــﺔ ﺗﻌﻘﺪﻫــﺎ اﳉﻤﻌﻴــﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﻣــﺔ ﰲ دور‪‬ــﺎ اﻟﺴﺎدﺳــﺔ‬
                                                                                         ‫واﳋﻤﺴﲔ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2001/663):
United Nations                                                                        S/2001/663
            Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                          5 July 2001

                                                                          Original: English




            Draft resolution
                 The Security Council,
                 Noting with regret the resignation of Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui, taking effect
            on 30 September 2001,
                 Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
            remainder of the term of office of Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui will thus occur 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 12 October
            2001 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly
            at its fifty-sixth session.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                 S/PV.4345
               Security Council                                                                                               Provisional
               Fifty-sixth year


               4345th meeting
               Thursday, 5 July 2001, 3.30 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Wang Yingfan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             (China)

Members:       Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Chowdhury
               Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Valdivieso
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Florent
               Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Ryan
               Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Miss Durrant
               Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Kassé
               Mauritius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Koonjul
               Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Kolby
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           Mr. Karev
               Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Ms. Lee
               Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Ayari
               Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Herasymenko
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . .                                 Mr. Harrison
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               Ms. Willson


Agenda

               Date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice (S/2001/615).




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
               delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-178.

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-S/PV.4345


     The meeting was called to order at 3.35 p.m.         case concerning the Frontier Dispute (Burkina
                                                          Faso/Republic of Mali, 1983-1986) and was President
Adoption of the agenda                                    of the Court from 1994 to 1997.
     The agenda was adopted.                                    Under Article 14 of the Statute of the
                                                          International Court of Justice, the Security Council is
Date of election to fill a vacancy in the International   to fix the date for the election to fill the vacancy in the
Court of Justice (S/2001/615)                             Court. As agreed during our prior consultations on this
                                                          matter, the election could take place on 12 October
      The President (spoke in Chinese): The Security      2001 at concurrent meetings of the Security Council
Council will now begin its consideration of the item on   and the General Assembly.
its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with
                                                                Members of the Council have before them
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
                                                          document S/2001/663, which contains the text of a
      Members of the Council have before them             draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's
document S/2001/615, which contains the text of a note    prior consultations. May I take it that the Council is
dated 21 June 2001 by the Secretary-General               ready to proceed to take a decision on that draft
concerning the date of an election to fill a vacancy in   resolution?
the International Court of Justice owing to the
                                                               There being no objection, it is so decided.
resignation of Judge and former President of the
International Court of Justice Mohammed Bedjaoui,               In the light of consultations which I have held, it
effective 30 September 2001. That note explains the       is my understanding that the Council is ready to adopt
need for the item on our agenda.                          the draft resolution contained in document S/2001/663
                                                          without a vote.
      The resignation of Judge Mohammed Bedjaoui on
30 September 2001 will create a vacancy in the                 There being no objection, it is so decided.
International Court of Justice which will have to be
                                                                The draft resolution      has   been    adopted   as
filled.
                                                          resolution 1361 (2001).
     Judge Bedjaoui was elected a member of the
                                                               The Security Council has thus concluded its
Court as from 19 March 1982 and was re-elected as
                                                          business for this meeting.
from 6 February 1988 and from 6 February 1997. He
was President of the Chamber formed to deal with the           The meeting rose at 3.45 p.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
BANGLADESH
CHINA
COLOMBIA
FRANCE
IRELAND
JAMAICA
MALI
MAURITIUS
NORWAY
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SINGAPORE
TUNISIA
UKRAINE
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES