Resolution 1688 (2006) / adopted by the Security Council at its 5467th meeting, on 16 June 2006
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SymbolS/RES/1688(2006)
TitleResolution 1688 (2006) / adopted by the Security Council at its 5467th meeting, on 16 June 2006
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Security Council resolution 1688 (2006) [on the trial of former Liberian President Taylor in the Netherlands by the Special Court for Sierra Leone]
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Summary
Takes note of the intention of the President of the Special Court to authorize a Trial Chamber to exercise its functions away from the seat of the Special Court; welcomes the willingness of Netherlands to host the Special Court and the willingness of the ICJ to allow the use of its premises for the detention and trial of former President Taylor by the Special Court, including any appeal; requests all States to cooperate to this end and encourages them that any evidence or witnesses are, upon the request of the Special Court, promptly made available to the Special Court; requests the Secretary-General to assist, as a matter of priority, in the conclusion of all necessary legal and practical arrangements, including for the transfer of former President Taylor to the Special Court; requests the Special Court, with the assistance of the Secretary-General and relevant States, to make the trial proceedings accessible to the people of the subregion, including through video link; decides that the Special Court shall retain exclusive jurisdiction over former President Taylor during his transfer to and presence in the Netherlands in respect of matters within the Statute of the Special Court, and that the Netherlands shall not exercise its jurisdiction over former President Taylor except by express agreement with the Special Court; decides further that the Government of the Netherlands shall facilitate the implementation of the decision of the Special Court to conduct the trial of former President Taylor in the Netherlands; decides that the measures imposed by subpara. 4 (a) of resolution 1521 (2003) of 22 Dec. 2003 shall not apply to former President Taylor for the purposes of any travel related to his trial before the Special Court, as well as any travel related to the execution of the judgment, and also to exempt from the travel ban the travel of any witnesses whose presence at the trial is required; decides to remain seized of the matter.
Action note2006-06-16
Vote summary
Adopted unanimously, 5467th meeting
DraftS/2006/405
Meeting record
S/PV.5467
Agenda information
S/61 [89] LIBERIA SITUATION
S/61 [171] SIERRA LEONE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/61 [171] SIERRA LEONE--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Date[New York] : UN, 16 June 2006
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3 p.
Notes
Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2005-31 July 2006 - S/INF/61 - (SCOR, 61st year).