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  1. “In our view, the Security Council has already provided all procedural and other opportunities for that to the Mechanism. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the Minister of Justice of Serbia.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  2. “The ICTY's mistakes in that regard must not be repeated in any circumstances. Its legacy is marred by the negligence that led to an entire roster ofpeople dying in custody. In general, we believe that at this stage, when we have guiding estimates of how long it will take to complete the proceedings in the cases of Ratko Mladie, Jovica Stanisie and Franco Simatovie, it is time for the Council to think objectively about winding up the Mechanism's activities in the foreseeable future. In conclusion, I want to say that we hope that the Mechanism's leadership will produce a well-thought- out plan for the course ofits legal proceedings and other statutory activities. We expect reliable projections, maximum efficiency and transparency, as well as strict adherence to judicial standards, including trial timelines.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  3. “The temporary nature of the Mechanism's mandate requires that its residual functions - including legal proceedings, whose delay on the pretext of reduced funding is unacceptable - be completed as quickly as possible. We would also like to point out that the Mechanism, according to its Statute, does not have the authority to analyse the quality of national judicial systems. The staff of the Mechanism should not be distracted by any kinds of educational activities or events such as seminars and training sessions, particularly for third countries that are not part of the relevant region. We would especially like to emphasize the importance of protecting the right of the accused to timely, appropriate and high-quality medical care. Among other things, that right requires using reliable, unembellished information about defendants' health.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  4. “Up to now the Prosecutor's report is still making too much of the issue of combating impunity in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. It again includes irrelevant evaluations of the prospects for European integration with respect to those countries, including in the context of the related strategy of the European Union. We would like to remind the Council that the Mechanism should not overstep the limits of its mandate and functions. As we have frequently noted, the Residual Mechanism was established in accordance with Security Council resolution 1966 (2010) as a temporary body, with strictly limited powers for completing processes that the ICTY and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda were unable to finish. That is why its official title includes the word "residual".”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  5. “We warned of the danger ofthis as long as two years ago when a proposal was made to automatically reassign the ICTY leadership to the corresponding posts in the Mechanism. Incidentally, for some reason the extent of the judicial workload came as a surprise to the Mechanism. We are concerned about the OIOS report's assertions that the Mechanism's Arusha branch is perceived by some of the staff in The Hague as a field office. We believe that the Prosecutor and Secretary's move to Arusha, announced in the report of the President of the Mechanism, will improve administrative harmonization and unity in both branches of the Mechanism as one entity. We also hope that the move will enable the Mechanism's leadership to concentrate on its mandated activities.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  6. “Rewriting an acquittal as a guilty verdict with a sentence to time served only underlines the shortcomings of the justice model in the ICTY and Residual Mechanism's format. Similarly, very typical conclusions about what is going on with the Mechanism can be drawn from the report (8/2018/206) of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) prepared for the Security Council's review. Judging by the OIOS report, the Mechanism seems to be taking the same line as the ICTY with regard to to both internal administration and personnel policy issues. As a result, the Office indicates that there has been friction between management and workers and a deteriorating atmosphere and low morale among the staff, and Council members have discussed that this morning.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  7. “The Mechanism's current two-year mandate ends on 30 June, as we are all aware. This month the Security Council has to finish reviewing the Mechanism's activities to date and reflect the results in an appropriate resolution, whose adoption is an essential condition for extending the work of the Mechanism for another two years. By the end of June, the terms of office of the members of the Register of Judges, the President and the Prosecutor of the Mechanism will expire. Unfortunately, our analysis of the Mechanism's practice in specific cases confirms that it has inherited the ICTY's flawed working methods. The verdict in the case of Vojislav Seselj is another confirmation of that.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  8. “I will now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. Our delegation closely monitors the work of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, particularly the judicial proceedings conducted within its framework, and we are grateful to the Mechanism's leaders for their detailed information and reports on that. We pay close attention to the extent to which it has been able to learn from the activities of the International Criminal Tribunals established by the Security Council. As we know, the history of one of them, the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), was marred by a selective approach to justice, numerous delays in its criminal proceedings and violations of the rights of the accused to a fair trial.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  9. “I wish to draw the attention of Council members to documents S/2018/347, which contains the text of letter dated 13 April 2018 from the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals addressed to the President of the Security Council, and document S/2018/471, which contains the text of a letter dated 17 May 2018 from the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals addressed to the President of the Security Council. I now give the floor to Judge Meron.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source

  10. “In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Serbia and Croatia to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Her Excellency Ms. Nela Kuburovie, Minister of Justice of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Judge Theodor Meron, President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, and Mr. Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2018-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8278 (2018) · source