United Nations Security Council Resolution 1534
UN Security Council Resolution 1534 | ||
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Date | 26 March 2004 | |
Meeting no. | 4,935 | |
Code | S/RES/1534 (Document) | |
Subject | The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda | |
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Result | Adopted | |
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1534, adopted unanimously on 26 March 2004, after recalling resolutions 827 (1993), 955 (1994), 978 (1995), 1165 (1998), 1166 (1998), 1329 (2000), 1411 (2002), 1431 (2002) and 1481 (2003), the Council called on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to complete all trial activities by the end of 2008.[1]
Resolution
Observations
The Security Council commended the progress both tribunals had made in contributing to peace and security in the
Acts
Acting under
The resolution praised countries that had concluded agreements for enforcing the sentences of persons convicted by the ICTR and ICTY and encouraged others to do so. It noted that strengthening national judicial systems was crucial to the implementation of the completion strategies. Finally, the Council welcomed efforts to establish a war crimes chamber in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and to ensure the success of domestic prosecutions in the country.
See also
- Bosnian Genocide
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)
- Rwandan genocide
- Yugoslav Wars
References
- ^ "Security Council calls on tribunals for Yugoslavia, Rwanda to review caseloads, take other steps to complete trial activities by 2008". United Nations. 26 March 2004.
- ISBN 978-0-521-84657-8.
- ISBN 978-1-905017-44-7.
External links
- Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1534 at Wikisource
- Text of the Resolution at undocs.org