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2005-06-13
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2006-12-15
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  1. “The suggestion of President Mose that, at some stage, there will be a need to increase the number of judges at the Appeals Chamber is a most interesting one. Likewise, we agree that the Tribunals can achieve their tasks only if the necessary resources are made available. Over the past years, the two ad hoc Tribunals have played a crucial role in advancing the cause of justice and the rule of law in the former Yugoslavia and in Rwanda. They have now entered the most difficult and critical phase of their existence and they have to implement their completion strategy successfully in order to accomplish their mission. That, however, will depend on a number of factors.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  2. “In that respect, the proposal to build a fourth courtroom to increase the court's capacity is a most interesting one. Furthermore, the two resolutions adopted by the Security Council this year concerning ad litem judges is also an important measure facilitating the implementation of the completion strategy. The President of the Rwanda Tribunal, Judge Mose, has underlined in his report that he estimates that the Tribunal could complete trials and judgments involving 65 to 70 individuals by 2008. In that connection, it has been noted that the completion strategy of that Tribunal is linked to that of the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Indeed, the increasing workload of the Appeals Chamber, which is common to both Tribunals, makes it difficult to estimate when all the appeals will be completed.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  3. “Another important measure in that regard is the building of the local capacity of national courts, and particularly the training of local judiciary and prosecutors. We therefore welcome the working visits organized by the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with national prosecutors and judges, as well as the various capacity-building initiatives taken within the region. The successful implementation of the completion strategy of the Tribunals is of paramount importance. The President of the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has given us a clear picture of the ongoing efforts of the two working groups of judges that have been formed to examine how to improve the procedures and practices of the trial and appeals chambers to achieve maximum judicial output.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  4. “A key component of that strategy is the referral of cases concerning intermediate- and lower-rank accused to competent national jurisdictions. So far, the Prosecutor of the ICTY has filed 12 referral motions involving 20 accused. Likewise, the Prosecutor of the ICTR has already commenced the process of requesting the transfer of cases involving persons indicted and files involving individuals to national jurisdictions for trial. We note with satisfaction that both Tribunals have been careful to ensure compliance with international fair trial standards in the aforementioned cases transferred. The obligation on the Prosecutor of the ICTY to provide follow-up reports on the progress made by national courts on those cases is, in our view, an effective safeguard.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  5. “With regard to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), a more aggressive programme has been formulated by the ICTR Prosecutor's Office to track and arrest fugitives. However, the continuing failure of the States concerned to apprehend and surrender the remaining fugitives is a serious impediment to the implementation of the completion strategy of the two ad hoc Tribunals. As has been emphasized on many occasions, the Tribunals will not have fulfilled their historic mission unless all fugitives are apprehended and brought to justice. We hope that, at this critical stage of the completion strategy, the States concerned will fully cooperate with the Tribunals in order to assist them in their efforts to deal with past abuses.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  6. “Judge Fausto Pocar, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) - whom we congratulate on his appointment to the presidency of the Tribunal - indicated earlier that, since the last report to the Council, there has been an increase in the number of indictees that have been apprehended, as a result of which the number of remaining fugitives has been reduced. That is a positive sign of cooperation with the Tribunal by the States of the region. In addition, the transfer of Ante Gotovina to The Hague, following his arrest by Spanish authorities in the Canary Islands, is an important development in establishing accountability for serious violations of international humanitarian law.”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  7. “At the outset, we would like to thank Judges Fausto Pocar and Erik Mose, as well Prosecutors Carla Del Ponte and Hassan Jallow, for the oral presentations of their respective reports to the Security Council. We commend them for their tireless efforts to end impunity, re-establish the rule of law and promote national reconciliation and peace in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. Both Tribunals have done the maximum possible to keep up with the time frame established in the completion strategies according to resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004).”

    2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source

  8. “In that connection, the full cooperation of all States with the Tribunals is of great importance. We welcome the fact that, in some cases, that cooperation has improved. However, we urge States to make further efforts in assisting in the arrest and transfer of fugitives and in the provision of missing documentation and access to witnesses. Furthermore, we urge all Member States to meet their financial obligations and to support the Tribunals in order to enable them to accomplish their tasks. As both Tribunals have entered the most critical and productive stage of their existence, it is important that the Security Council spare no effort to ensure that they accomplish their missions and fulfil their mandates in the most effective way possible, so as to contribute to the accomplishment of international justice.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source

  9. “Mose, has indicated that, in the coming months, as the workload of the Trial Chambers decreases, a drastic increase in the work of the Appeals Chamber is anticipated. He also emphasized that, at some stage, there will be a need for more judges in the Appeals Chamber. We believe that the Council should seriously consider those concerns, with a View to facilitating the effective functioning of that Tribunal. One of the most serious obstacles preventing the Tribunals from keeping their completion strategy on course is the fact that some indictees remain at large. We firmly believe that the Tribunals will not be able to accomplish their important task of ending impunity until the principal indictees have been arrested and transferred to the Hague and Arusha, so that justice can be done.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source

  10. “It is important to note that the Referral Bench, in deciding to refer this case to the domestic authorities, reviewed the existence of certain conditions, such as the compatibility of the laws of those authorities - those of Bosnia and Herzegovina - with the Tribunal's Statute, and the prospects for the accused to receive a fair trial and for his human rights to be respected, including the non- imposition of the death penalty. With respect to the International Tribunal for Rwanda, we welcome the significant progress and the efforts it has made to increase its efficiency so as to implement the completion strategy. We also note with interest the addition of a fourth courtroom, which will help to speed up trials. The President of the Tribunal, Mr.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source

  11. “We took note with great interest of the fact that this Chamber has already started its work as regards the prosecution of local crimes. In our View, the referral of cases involving lower- and intermediate-ranking officials from the ICTY to national courts of the former Yugoslavia and, more specifically, to the Sarajevo War Crimes Chamber, pursuant to rule 11 bis of the Tribunal's rules of procedure and evidence, will contribute to the consolidation of justice, reconciliation and peace in the region. We took note with great interest of the fact that one case has already been transferred to the Sarajevo Chamber under that procedure.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source

  12. “The possibility of adding a fourth courtroom in order to facilitate a seventh trial is a positive measure in that direction that should be supported. We are encouraged by the fact that the number of indictees and fugitives who have appeared before the Tribunal has increased considerably during this period. However, this development, as the President of the Tribunal has indicated, will have an impact on the completion strategy, as trials will have to run into 2009. We believe that the Security Council should give serious consideration to this factor so as to assess the need to adjust the time-frame mentioned earlier in order to facilitate the accomplishment of the Tribunal's mandate. The inauguration in Sarajevo on 9 March this year of the War Crimes Chamber was a major event.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source

  13. “Greece, too, would like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the two ad hoc tribunals - the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) - for their detailed reports to the Security Council and their hard work and dedication in challenging impunity and strengthening the principles of international justice. Greece welcomes the significant progress made by both Tribunals during the past six months towards the implementation of their completion strategies under Security Council resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004). We note with satisfaction the measures taken by the ICTY to speed up trials and appeals and to increase efficiency so as to complete its work within the time- frame set out in the completion strategy.”

    2005-06-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5199 (2005) · source