Security Council resolution 2034 (2012) [on date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice]
Symbol: S/RES/2034(2012)
Date: 2012-01-19
Meeting record: S/PV.6704
Subjects: Al Khasawneh, Awn Shawkat > (Jordan)|ICJ > Members|APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS|JUDGES
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2011-31 July 2012 - S/INF/67 - (SCOR, 67th year).

United Nations                                                                 S/RES/2034 (2012)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              19 January 2012




               Resolution 2034 (2012)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 6704th meeting, on
               19 January 2012

                    The Security Council,
                    Noting with regret the resignation of Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh,
               taking effect on 31 December 2011,
                    Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
               remainder of the term of office of Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh 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 27 April 2012
               at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its
               sixty-sixth session.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                                S/RES/2034 (2012)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                           Distr. general
                                                                              19 de enero de 2012




               Resolución 2034 (2012)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 6704a sesión,
               celebrada el 19 de enero de 2012

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                    Observando con pesar la renuncia del magistrado Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh,
               que se hizo efectiva el 31 de diciembre de 2011,
                    Observando además que, como consecuencia de ello, se ha producido una
               vacante en la Corte Internacional de Justicia por el resto del mandato del magistrado
               Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, la cual deberá llenarse de conformidad con lo
               dispuesto en el Estatuto de la Corte,
                   Observando que, con arreglo al Artículo 14 del Estatuto, corresponde al
               Consejo de Seguridad fijar la fecha de la elección para llenar la vacante,
                    Decide que la elección para llenar la vacante tenga lugar el 27 de abril de
               2012, en sendas sesiones del Consejo de Seguridad y de la Asamblea General en su
               sexagésimo sexto período de sesiones.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                   S/RES/2034 (2012)
               Conseil de sécurité                                           Distr. générale
                                                                             19 janvier 2012




               Résolution 2034 (2012)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 6704e séance,
               le 19 janvier 2012

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Prenant note avec regret de la démission du juge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh,
               qui a pris effet le 31 décembre 2011,
                     Prenant note de la vacance qui en résulte à la Cour internationale de Justice
               pour la durée restant à courir du mandat du juge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh qui
               doit donc être remplacé conformément aux dispositions du Statut de la Cour,
                     Notant que, conformément à l’article 14 dudit statut, la date d’élection au
               siège vacant est fixée par le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Décide que l’élection aura lieu le 27 avril 2012 à une séance du Conseil de
               sécurité et à une séance de l’Assemblée générale, à sa soixante-sixième session.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                      S/RES/2034 (2012)
            Совет Безопасности                                      Distr.: General
                                                                    19 January 2012
                                                                    Russian
                                                                    Original: English




            Резолюция 2034 (2012),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 6704-м заседании
            19 января 2012 года

                Совет Безопасности,

                с сожалением отмечая уход в отставку 31 декабря 2011 года судьи Ауна
            Шауката аль-Хасауны,
                 отмечая далее, что в этой связи в Международном Суде образуется ва-
            кансия на оставшийся срок полномочий судьи Ауна Шауката аль-Хасауны, ко-
            торая должна быть заполнена в соответствии с условиями Статута Суда,
                отмечая, что в соответствии со статьей 14 Статута дата выборов для за-
            полнения этой вакансии должна быть установлена Советом Безопасности,
                 постановляет провести выборы для заполнения этой вакансии 27 апреля
            2012 года на заседании Совета Безопасности и на заседании Генеральной Ас-
            самблеи в ходе ее шестьдесят шестой сессии.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                     S/RES/2034(2012)
               安全理事会                               Distr.: General
                                                   19 January 2012
                                                   Chinese
                                                   Original: English




               第 2034(2012)号决议
               安全理事会 2012 年 1 月 19 日第 6704 次会议通过


                  安全理事会，

                  遗憾地注意到奥恩·肖卡特·哈苏奈法官辞职，于 2011 年 12 月 31 日生效，

                  还注意到奥恩·肖卡特·哈苏奈法官的任期未满，国际法院因之出现空缺，
               必须按照《法院规约》的规定填补，

                  注意到根据《规约》第十四条，填补该空缺的选举日期应由安全理事会指定，

                  决定在 2012 年 4 月 27 日安全理事会的会议上和大会第六十六届会议的会议
               上举行填补该空缺的选举。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/2034 (2012‬‬                                                                     ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬

‫‪19 January 2012‬‬                                                                  ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬
‫‪Arabic‬‬
‫‪Original: English‬‬




                                                                           ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠١٢) ٢٠٣٤‬‬
               ‫ﺍﻟــﺬﻱ ﺍﲣــﺬﻩ ﳎﻠــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠــﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٦٧٠٤‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘــﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ١٩‬ﻛــﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻟﺜــﺎﱐ‪/‬‬
                                                                           ‫ﻳﻨﺎﻳﺮ ‪٢٠١٢‬‬

                                                                               ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﺇﺫ ﳛﻴﻂ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻷﺳﻒ ﺑﺎﺳﺘﻘﺎﻟــﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺿــﻲ ﻋــﻮﻥ ﺷﻮﻛـــﺖ ﺍﳋـﺼﺎﻭﻧــﺔ ﺍﻋﺘﺒـﺎﺭﺍ ﻣـﻦ‬
                                                                        ‫‪ ٣١‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬ﺩﻳﺴﻤﱪ ‪،٢٠١١‬‬
               ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﳛﻴﻂ ﻋﻠﻤﺎ ﻛﺬﻟﻚ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺷﺎﻏﺮﺍ ﻗﺪ ﺣـﺪﺙ ﻧﺘﻴﺠـﺔ ﻟـﺬﻟﻚ ﰲ ﳏﻜﻤـﺔ ﺍﻟﻌـﺪﻝ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴـﺔ‬
               ‫ﻟﻠﻔﺘﺮﺓ ﺍﳌﺘﺒﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻭﻻﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺿﻲ ﻋﻮﻥ ﺷﻮﻛﺖ ﺍﳋﺼﺎﻭﻧﺔ‪ ،‬ﻭﺑﺄﻧـﻪ ﳚـﺐ ﻣـﻞﺀ ﺫﻟـﻚ ﺍﻟـﺸﺎﻏﺮ ﻭﻓﻘـﺎ‬
                                                                  ‫ﻷﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻨﻈﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻼﺣــﻆ ﺃﻧــﻪ ﻭﻓﻘــﺎ ﻟﻠﻤــﺎﺩﺓ ‪ ١٤‬ﻣــﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻈــﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳــﻲ‪ ،‬ﻳﺘــﻮﱃ ﳎﻠــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــﻦ ﲢﺪﻳــﺪ‬
                                                                                ‫ﻣﻮﻋﺪ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺨﺎﺏ ﳌﻞﺀ ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻏﺮ‪،‬‬
               ‫ﻳﻘــﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﳚــﺮﻱ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺨــﺎﺏ ﳌــﻞﺀ ﺍﻟــﺸﺎﻏﺮ ﻳــﻮﻡ ‪ ٢٧‬ﻧﻴــﺴﺎﻥ‪/‬ﺃﺑﺮﻳــﻞ ‪ ٢٠١٢‬ﰲ ﺟﻠــﺴﺔ‬
                        ‫ﻳﻌﻘﺪﻫﺎ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﻭﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺔ ﺗﻌﻘﺪﻫﺎ ﺍﳉﻤﻌﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﰲ ﺩﻭﺭﻬﺗﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺩﺳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺴﺘﲔ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2012/41):
United Nations                                                                          S/2012/41
            Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                           19 January 2012

                                                                           Original: English




            Draft resolution

                 The Security Council,
                 Noting with regret the resignation of Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh,
            taking effect on 31 December 2011,
                 Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the
            remainder of the term of office of Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh 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 27 April 2012
            at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its
            sixty-sixth session.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                       S/PV.6704
                Security Council                                                                                                     Provisional
                Sixty-seventh year

                6704th meeting
                Thursday, 19 January 2012, 10 a.m.
                New York




President:      Mr. Sangqu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (South Africa)

Members:        Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Mehdiyev
                China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Ms. Guo Xiaomei
                Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Osorio
                France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Bonne
                Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Berger
                Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Rosenthal
                India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Manjeev Singh Puri
                Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Loulichki
                Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Tarar
                Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Moraes Cabral
                Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Karev
                Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Menan
                United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . .                                Sir Mark Lyall Grant
                United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Mrs. DiCarlo


Agenda

                Date of election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice
                        Note by the Secretary-General concerning the date of an election to fill a
                        vacancy in the International Court of Justice (S/2012/38)




                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 U-506.

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S/PV.6704


     The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.                I wish to draw the attention of Council members
                                                           to document S/2012/38, which contains a note by the
Adoption of the agenda                                     Secretary-General concerning the date of an election to
                                                           fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice.
     The agenda was adopted.
                                                                It is my understanding that the Council is ready
Date of election to fill a vacancy in the International    to adopt the draft resolution contained in document
Court of Justice                                           S/2012/41 without a vote.
     Note by the Secretary-General concerning the               There being no objection, it is so decided.
     date of an election to fill a vacancy in the
                                                                 The draft resolution has been adopted as
     International Court of Justice (S/2012/38)
                                                           resolution 2034 (2012).
     The President: The Security Council will now
                                                                The Security Council has thus concluded its
begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.
                                                           business for this meeting.
      Members of the Council have before them
                                                                The meeting rose at 10.15 a.m.
document S/2012/41, which contains the text of a draft
resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s prior
consultations.




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Voting Summary
Yes: | No: | Abstentions: | Non-Voting: | Total voting membership:
AZERBAIJAN
CHINA
COLOMBIA
FRANCE
GERMANY
GUATEMALA
INDIA
MOROCCO
PAKISTAN
PORTUGAL
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SOUTH AFRICA
TOGO
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES