United Nations Security Council Resolution 1126

United Nations Security Council resolution 1126, adopted unanimously on 27 August 1997, after receiving a letter from the Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Council endorsed his recommendation that judges Karibi-Whyte, Odio Benito and Jan, once they were replaced, finish the Čelebići case that they began before they ended their term of office. It also noted the intention of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to finish the case by November 1998.[1]

UN Security Council
Resolution 1126
Serbs from the Konjic area detained in the Čelebići camp. (Photograph provided courtesy of the ICTY)
Date27 August 1997
Meeting no.3,813
CodeS/RES/1126 (Document)
SubjectTribunal of the Former Yugoslavia
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members

Annan's letter stated that if the three judges could not complete the case, it would have been necessary to restart the trials of the suspects, which would prolong the trial and violate the right of the accused to due process of law.[1]

The Čelebići case related to a prisoner of war camp in Bosnia and Herzegovina where detainees were tortured and murdered.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Security Council Acts On Recommendation From Secretary-General On Proceedings Of International Tribunal For Former Yugoslavia". NATO. 27 August 1997.
  2. "Celebici case: the Judgement of the Trial Chamber. Zejnil Delalić acquitted, Zdravko Mucić sentenced to 7 years in prison, Hazim Delić sentenced to 20 years in prison, Esad Landzo sentenced to 15 years in prison". International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. 16 November 1998.
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