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24.04.98
NORWAY TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF SENTENCES

05.05.98
INAUGURATION OF COURTROOM II

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway signs an Agreement with the United Nations on the Enforcement of Sentences imposed by the International Tribunal in Norwegian prisons.

Norway is the third Member-State of the United Nations to sign such an agreement, after Italy and Finland on 6 February 1997 and 7 May 1997 respectively. Agreements on the Enforcement of Sentences are concluded on the basis of the International Tribunal’s Statute, which provides that sentences imposed by the International Tribunal will be served in States "which have indicated to the Security Council their willingness to accept convicted persons." In order for a sentence to actually be served in a State, an Agreement on the Enforcement of Sentences is needed to establish both the legal framework within which the sentence will be served as well as the practical arrangements necessary for carrying out the sentence.

The Attorney General for England and Wales leads the inauguration of the second courtroom of the International Tribunal. Its construction has been funded by the generous donation of 300,000 pounds sterling (about US $ 500,000) by the British Government (see pages 1 and 6 of Bulletin n°19).
12-06-98
INAUGURATION OF COURTROOM III
The Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands and the Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues of the United States of America, lead the inauguration of the third courtroom of the International Tribunal. As indicated in Bulletin n°20, its construction has been funded by the "magnificent" joint donation of the Netherlands and the United States of America of US $ 2,65 millions (about US $ 1,65 million for the former and about US $ 1 million for the latter).

The Tribunal will be able to proceed with all the current and expected trials with a minimum of delay which is a pre-requisite for the proper adjudication of the crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia, and for bringing justice to their victims.

A THIRD TRIAL CHAMBER !

Responding to an urgent appeal from ICTY’s President McDonald for additional Judges serving at the International Tribunal (see page 4 of last Bulletin) and recognizing the immediate need to try without delay a large number of accused awaiting trial, the Security Council unanimously adopted on 13 May Resolution 1166 which establishes a third Trial Chamber, consisting of three new Judges.

On 4 June, the United Nations’ Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, invited the member-states to nominate within sixty days candidates in the view of holding elections for these three additional Judges for a term of office to expire with the terms of office of the existing 11 Judges on 16 November 2001.

However, since two Judges may not be of the same nationality as the Judges already elected to office, nationals of China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Guyana, Italy, Malaysia, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States of America and Zambia may not be nominated.

The newly elected Judges will be expected to take office within one month following their election whose date is not yet known.

 

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