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UNCLAS STATE 128281 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: UNSC PREL ICTY ICTR ZF ZL RW
SUBJECT: INSTRUCTIONS FOR ICTY/ICTR EXTENSION RESOLUTIONS 
 
¶1. (U) The Department authorizes USUN to vote for adoption of 
the resolutions contained in paragraphs 2 and 3, for 
consideration December 16, 2009, regarding extensions of the 
terms of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for 
the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal 
Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).  USUN should seek guidance from 
the Department should there be changes to this text. 
 
¶2. (U) Begin ICTY resolution text: 
 
The Security Council, 
 
Taking note of the letter to the President of the Council 
from the Secretary-General dated 28 October 2009 S/2009/570, 
attaching the letter from the President of the International 
Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ("the International 
Tribunal") dated 29 September 2009, 
 
Recalling its resolutions 827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 1581 
(2005) of 18 January 2005, 1597 (2005) of 20 April 2005, 1613 
(2005) of 26 July 2005, 1629 (2005) of 30 September 2005, 
1660 (2006) of 28 February 2006, 1668 (2006) of 10 April 
2006, 1800 (2008) of 20 February 2008, 1837 (2008) of 29 
September 2008, 1849 (2008) of 12 December 2008, and 1877 
(2009) of 7 July 2009, 
 
Recalling in particular its resolutions 1503 (2003) of 28 
August 2003 and 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004, in which the 
Security Council calls on the International Tribunal to take 
all possible measures to complete investigations by the end 
of 2004, to complete all trial activities at first instance 
by the end of 2008, and to complete all work in 2010, 
 
Taking note of the assessment by the International Tribunal 
in its Completion Strategy Report S/2009/252 that the 
Tribunal will not be in a position to complete all its work 
in 2010, 
 
Recalling that in resolution 1877 (2009) the Security Council 
extended the term of office of  permanent judges and ad litem 
judges until 31 December 2010, or until the completion of the 
cases to which they are assigned, if sooner; and decided to 
review the extension of the term of office of the permanent 
judges at the International Tribunal, who are members of the 
Appeals Chamber, by 31 December 2009, in light of the 
progress of the International Tribunal in the implementation 
of the Completion Strategy, 
 
Convinced of the advisability of allowing the total number of 
ad litem judges serving at the International Tribunal to 
temporarily exceed the maximum of twelve provided for in 
article 12, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International 
Tribunal, 
 
Urging the International Tribunal to take all possible 
measures to complete its work expeditiously, 
 
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 
 
¶1. Underlines its intention to extend, by 30 June 2010, the 
terms of office of all trial judges at the International 
Tribunal based on the Tribunal,s projected trial schedule 
and the terms of office of all appeals judges until 31 
December 2012, or until the completion of the cases to which 
they are assigned if sooner, and requests the President of 
the International Tribunal to submit to the Council an 
updated trial and appeals schedule, including information on 
the judges whose extension of the terms of office or 
redeployment to the Appeals Chamber will be sought; 
 
¶2. Decides that, notwithstanding the expiry of their terms of 
office on 31 December 2009, Judges Kimberley Prost (Canada) 
and Ole Bjorn Stole (Norway) complete the Popovic case which 
they began before the expiry of their terms of office; and 
takes note of the intention of the International Tribunal to 
complete the case before the end of March 2010; 
 
¶3. Decides in this regard that the total number of ad litem 
judges serving at the International Tribunal may temporarily 
exceed the maximum of twelve provided for in article 12, 
paragraph 1, of the Statute of the International Tribunal, to 
a maximum of thirteen at any one time, returning to a maximum 
of twelve by 31 March 2010; 
 
¶4. Decides to allow ad litem Judges Prost and Stole to serve 
at the International Tribunal beyond the cumulative period of 
service provided for under article 13 ter, paragraph 2, of 
the Statute of the International Tribunal; 
 
¶5. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 
 
End ICTY resolution text. 
 
¶3. (U) Begin ICTR resolution text: 
 
The Security Council, 
 
Taking note of the letters to the President of the Council 
from the Secretary-General dated 2 November 2009 S/2009/571 
and XX November 2009 S/2009/XXX, attaching letters from the 
President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 
("the International Tribunal") dated 15 October 2009 and 6 
November 2009, respectively, 
 
Recalling its resolutions 955 (1994) of 8 November 1994, 1165 
(1998) of 30 April 1998, 1329 (2000) of 30 November 2000, 
1411 (2002) of 17 May 2002, 1431 (2002) of 14 August 2002, 
1717 (2006) of 13 October 2006, 1824 (2008) of 18 July 2008, 
1855 (2008) of 19 December 2008, and 1878 (2009) of 7 July 
2009, 
 
Recalling in particular its resolutions 1503 (2003) of 28 
August 2003 and 1534 (2004) of 26 March 2004, in which the 
Security Council calls on the International Tribunal to take 
all possible measures to complete investigations by the end 
of 2004, to complete all trial activities at first instance 
by the end of 2008, and to complete all work in 2010, 
 
Taking note of the assessment by the International Tribunal 
in its Completion Strategy Report S/2009/XXX that the 
Tribunal will not be in a position to complete all its work 
in 2010, 
 
Recalling that in resolution 1878 (2009) the Security Council 
extended the term of office of permanent judges and ad litem 
judges, who are members of the Trial Chambers, until 31 
December 2010, or until the completion of the cases to which 
they are assigned, if sooner; and decided to review the 
extension of the term of office of the permanent judges at 
the International Tribunal, who are members of the Appeals 
Chamber, by 31 December 2009, in light of the progress of the 
International Tribunal in the implementation of its 
Completion Strategy, 
 
Convinced of the advisability of extending the authorization 
granted to the Secretary-General in resolution 1855 (2008) to 
appoint additional ad litem judges to the nine ad litem 
judges authorized by the Statute of the International 
Tribunal, as a temporary measure to enable the International 
Tribunal to complete trials and conduct additional trials as 
soon as possible in order to meet the goals of the Completion 
Strategy, 
 
Urging the International Tribunal to take all possible 
measures to complete its work expeditiously, 
 
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 
 
¶1. Underlines its intention to extend, by 30 June 2010, the 
terms of office of all trial judges at the International 
Tribunal based on the Tribunal,s projected trial schedule 
and the terms of office of all appeals judges until 31 
December 2012, or until the completion of the cases to which 
they are assigned if sooner, and requests the President of 
the International Tribunal to submit to the Council an 
updated trial and appeals schedule, including information on 
the judges whose extension of the terms of office or 
redeployment to the Appeals Chamber will be sought; 
 
¶2. Decides that in order for the International Tribunal to 
complete existing trials or conduct additional trials the 
total number of ad litem Judges serving at the International 
Tribunal may from time to time temporarily exceed the maximum 
of nine provided for in article 11, paragraph 1, of the 
Statute of the International Tribunal, to a maximum of twelve 
at any one time, returning to a maximum of nine by 31 
December 2010; 
 
¶3. Decides that, notwithstanding the expiry of his term of 
office on 31 December 2009, Judge Erik Mse complete the 
Setako case which he began before the expiry of his term of 
office; and takes note of the intention of the International 
Tribunal to complete the case before the end of February 
2010; 
 
¶4. Decides to remain seized of the matter. 
 
End ICTR resolution text. 
CLINTON