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Caiias

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1994-11-08
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1994-11-08
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  1. “The appropriateness of having an office established in Rwanda where necessary should also be considered, having regard to the fact that the International Tribunal may meet away from its seat when it considers it necessary for the efficient exercise of its functions. We believe that the Judges and the Deputy Prosecutor should be appointed as soon as possible, so that the Tribunal will be able to begin its work without delay and to produce the desired results. In the specific case of Rwanda, we believe that those to be appointed should, in the main, come from continental legal systems.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

  2. “My Government attaches the utmost importance to the appropriate functioning of this Tribunal, whose work will involve the prosecution of those persons individually responsible for the violations of international humanitarian law as set out in articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Statute. We would have preferred a tribunal with its own appeals chamber and prosecutor, but we understand the reasons why the present solution was accepted, and we are pleased to see that it has been provided that an additional Deputy Prosecutor will be appointed for the specific situation of Rwanda. As regards the seat of the Tribunal, the Council should take its decision having regard to considerations of justice and fairness, as well as administrative efficiency, including access to witnesses.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

  3. “It is clear that, this Tribunal having been set up as an ad hoc organ, it is not authorized to establish rules of international law or to legislate as regards such law but, rather, it is to apply existing international law. I should like to point out that for my Government, a standing international tribunal, in order to be established as legitimate and effective, should be the result of a treaty agreed among sovereign States. We are satisfied to see that the guidelines contained in the Statute of the international penal Tribunal approved by the resolution that we have just adopted can adequately ensure due legitimacy and transparency for the decisions of the Tribunal, as well as the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those accused.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

  4. “For the world, the establishment of the Tribunal is a clear message that the international community is not prepared to leave unpunished the grave crimes committed in Rwanda. Given the various reports on broad, systematic and flagrant violations of international humanitarian law, including genocide, committed in Rwanda in the territory of neighbouring States and by Rwandese citizens, the international community could not remain silent and inactive. The establishment of this ad hoc Tribunal by the Council responds to the specific circumstances being confronted by Rwanda, and it is the result of a specific request made by the Rwandese Government for rapid and effective action in this direction to contribute to reconciliation and reconstruction and to the maintenance of peace in Rwanda.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source

  5. “Ms. Caiias (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): The Republic of Argentina co-sponsored the draft resolution that the Security Council has just adopted because it considers that the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a political and legal instrument that can have a positive impact, not only in Rwanda, but also in the rest of the international community. We consider that this Tribunal will contribute to the process of reconciliation in Rwanda since, on the one hand, it shows the people, both the victims and those responsible, that justice exists, and, on the other hand, that justice will be applied with impartiality and independence.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3453 (1994) · source