Election of Judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia Since 1991

A/DEC/59/406View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Decision of the General Assembly, published in 2006.

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7 versions · 1993–2007

This is an older version — the most recent is A/DEC/60/402

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2007	A/DEC/60/402	Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991	136	23%Compare
2006	A/DEC/59/406	Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991	312	—
2001	A/DEC/55/320	Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991	—	—
1999	A/DEC/53/307	Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991	—	—
1998	A/DEC/52/501	Election of judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991	—	—

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Election of Members Former Yugoslavia Situation International Criminal Courts Judges

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32 paragraphs

At its 80th plenary meeting, on 20 January 2005, the General Assembly decided to endorse the recommendations of the Secretary-General2 that were endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 1581 (2005) of 18 January 2005.

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At its 116th plenary meeting, on 24 August 2005, the General Assembly, in accordance with article 13 ter of the statute of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, elected the following twenty-seven ad litem judges for a four-year term of office beginning on 24 August 2005:3

Mr. Melville BAIRD (Trinidad and Tobago)

Mr. Frans BAUDUIN (Netherlands)

Mr. Ali Nawaz CHOWHAN (Pakistan)

Mr. Pedro DAVID (Argentina)

Ms. Elizabeth GWAUNZA (Zimbabwe)

Mr. Burton HALL (Bahamas)

Mr. Frederik HARHOFF (Denmark)

Mr. Frank HÖPFEL (Austria)

Ms. Tsvetana KAMENOVA (Bulgaria)

Mr. Uldis KINIS (Latvia)

Mr. Raimo LAHTI (Finland)

Ms. Flavia LATTANZI (Italy)

Mr. Antoine MINDUA (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Mr. Jawdat NABOTY (Syrian Arab Republic)

Ms. Janet NOSWORTHY (Jamaica)

Ms. Chioma Egondu NWOSU-IHEME (Nigeria)

Ms. Prisca Matimba NYAMBE (Zambia)

Ms. Michèle PICARD (France)

Mr. Brynmor POLLARD (Guyana)

Mr. Árpád PRANDLER (Hungary)

Ms. Kimberly PROST (Canada)

Ms. Vonimbolana RASOAZANANY (Madagascar)

Mr. Ole Bjørn STØLE (Norway)

Mr. Krister THELIN (Sweden)

Mr. Klaus TOLKSDORF (Germany)

Mr. Stefan TRECHSEL (Switzerland)

Tan Sri Dato’ Lamin Haji MOHD YUNUS (Malaysia)

1 Decision 59/406, in section A of the Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 49 (A/59/49), vol. II, becomes decision 59/406 A.

2 See A/59/666.

3 A/59/886, A/59/887 and Add.1 and A/59/888.

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