United Nations Security Council Resolution 480

United Nations Security Council resolution 480, adopted unanimously on 12 November 1980, after noting the deaths of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges Richard R. Baxter and Salah El Dine Tarazi, the Council decided that elections to the two vacancies on the ICJ would take place on 15 January 1981 at the Security Council and General Assembly.

UN Security Council Resolution 480
International Court of Justice
Date	12 November 1980
Meeting no.	2,255
Code	S/RES/480 (Document)
Subject	International Court of Justice
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  United Kingdom  United States  Soviet Union
Non-permanent members	Bangladesh  East Germany  Jamaica  Mexico  Niger  Norway  Philippines  Portugal  Tunisia  Zambia

See also

• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 401 to 500 (1976–1982)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 480 at Wikisource