Security Council Resolution 1512 (2003) [on the Amendment of Articles 11 and 12 Quarter of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]

S/RES/1512(2003)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 97 International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January 1994 and 31 December 1994, published in 2003.

What subjects does this mandate have?

8 subjects

Appointment of Members Criminal Procedure International Criminal Courts Judges Rwanda Rwanda Situation Temporary Employment Trials

What’s in this document?

2 operative paragraphs

Decides to amend articles 11 and 12 quater of the Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda and to replace those articles with the provisions set out in the annex to this resolution;

Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

Annex I

Composition of the Chambers

The Chambers shall be composed of sixteen permanent independent judges, no two of whom may be nationals of the same State, and a maximum at any one time of nine ad litem independent judges appointed in accordance with article 12 ter, paragraph 2, of the present Statute, no two of whom may be nationals of the same State.

Three permanent judges and a maximum at any one time of six ad litem judges shall be members of each Trial Chamber. Each Trial Chamber to which ad litem judges are assigned may be divided into sections of three judges each, composed of both permanent and ad litem judges. A section of a Trial Chamber shall have the same powers and responsibilities as a Trial Chamber under the present Statute and shall render judgement in accordance with the same rules.

Seven of the permanent judges shall be members of the Appeals Chamber. The Appeals Chamber shall, for each appeal, be composed of five of its members.

A person who for the purposes of membership of the Chambers of the International Tribunal for Rwanda could be regarded as a national of more than one State shall be deemed to be a national of the State in which that person ordinarily exercises civil and political rights.

quater Status of ad litem judges

During the period in which they are appointed to serve in the International Tribunal for Rwanda, ad litem judges shall:

Benefit from the same terms and conditions of service mutatis mutandis as the permanent judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Enjoy, subject to paragraph 2 below, the same powers as the permanent judges of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Enjoy the privileges and immunities, exemptions and facilities of a judge of the International Tribunal for Rwanda;

Enjoy the power to adjudicate in pre-trial proceedings in cases other than those that they have been appointed to try.

During the period in which they are appointed to serve in the International Tribunal for Rwanda, ad litem judges shall not:

Be eligible for election as, or to vote in the election of, the President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda or the Presiding Judge of a Trial Chamber pursuant to article 13 of the present Statute;

Have power:

To adopt rules of procedure and evidence pursuant to article 14 of the present Statute. They shall, however, be consulted before the adoption of those rules;

To review an indictment pursuant to article 18 of the present Statute;

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To consult with the President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda in relation to the assignment of judges pursuant to article 13 of the present Statute or in relation to a pardon or commutation of sentence pursuant to article 27 of the present Statute.

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