MR. RIAD APPOINTED AT THE TRIBUNAL IN REPLACEMENT OF JUDGE ABI-SAAB

After consultation with the Presidents of the Security Council and the General Assembly, the Secretary-General of the United Nations has appointed today Mr. Fouad Abdel-Moneim RIAD, as a Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

Mr. Fouad RIAD, from Egypt, will serve the remainder of the term of office of Mr. Georges ABI-SAAB, also from Egypt, who was a Judge of the Tribunal since 17 November 1993 and who resigns in order to resume his academic activities.

Biographical note of Judge Riad

Judge Riad (born in 1928, in Caïro) has a long career as Professor of Law at Cairo University; he also taught at New York, Paris, and The Hague. Judge Riad has published a number of books and articles in Arabic, English, and French. He has also been active as Arbitrator and International legal consultant.

In 1977 and 1978, he chaired the Plenary Committee of the UN Conference on State Succession to Treaties.

He is a member of the Institut de droit international, and served from 1993 to 1995 as Vice-President. Since 1990, he is the President of the Egyptian Society of International Law.