Resolution 1901 (2009) / adopted by the Security Council at its 6243rd meeting, on 16 December 2009

Security Council resolution 1901 (2009) [on extension of the terms of office of trial judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and on temporarily amending art. 11, para. 1 of the Statute of the International Tribunal]

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 Dec. 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; 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 9 provided for in art. 11, para. 1, of the Statute of the International Tribunal, to a maximum of 12 at any one time, returning to a maximum of 9 by 31 Dec. 2010; decides that, notwithstanding the expiry of his term of office on 31 Dec. 2009, Judge Erik Mose 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 Feb. 2010.

Adopted unanimously, 6243rd meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2009-31 July 2010 - S/INF/65 - (SCOR, 64th year).