UN Security Council Resolution 955

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UN Security Council Resolution 955 is the 1994 measure by which the UN created the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda to prosecute those responsible for the Rwandan genocide and related serious violations of international humanitarian law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations Security Council resolution
legal instrument
abstainingState China
abstentions 1
adoptedBy United Nations Security Council
adoptedUnderChapter Chapter VII
adoptionDate 1994-11-08
aimsTo contribute to national reconciliation in Rwanda
contribute to the restoration and maintenance of peace
concernsCountry Rwanda
concernsRegion Great Lakes Region of Africa
surface form: Great Lakes region of Africa
creates International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
decides that the situation in Rwanda constitutes a threat to international peace and security
definesCrime crimes against humanity
genocide
violations of Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions
violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions
dissentingVoteBy Rwanda
documentCode S/RES/955(1994)
enteredIntoForce 1994-11-08
establishes International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
establishesOrgan Appeals Chamber
surface form: Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
surface form: Trial Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
establishesSeat Arusha, Tanzania
surface form: Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania
followedBy UN Security Council Resolution 978
language English
French
legalBasis Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
meetingNumber 3453
partOf responses to the Rwandan genocide
precedes UN Security Council Resolution 965
purpose to prosecute persons responsible for genocide in Rwanda
to prosecute persons responsible for other serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in Rwanda
to prosecute persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in neighboring States
requests Secretary-General of the United Nations
surface form: Secretary-General of the United Nations to implement the resolution
sharesAppealsChamberWith International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
subject Rwandan genocide
establishment of an international criminal tribunal for Rwanda
serious violations of international humanitarian law in Rwanda
serious violations of international humanitarian law in neighboring States
temporalJurisdictionEnd 1994-12-31
temporalJurisdictionStart 1994-01-01
typeOfTribunalCreated ad hoc international criminal tribunal
voteAgainst 1
voteFor 13
year 1994

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda establishedByResolution UN Security Council Resolution 955
Chambers establishedUnder UN Security Council Resolution 955
subject surface form: Chambers (ICTR)
this entity surface form: UN Security Council Resolution 955 (1994)
Registry establishedUnder UN Security Council Resolution 955
subject surface form: Registry of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
this entity surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
Trial Chambers createdUnderResolution UN Security Council Resolution 955
subject surface form: Trial Chambers (ICTR)
Appeals Chamber legalBasis UN Security Council Resolution 955
subject surface form: Appeals Chamber (ICTR)
this entity surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 955
Prosecutor v. Jean Kambanda UNResolutionBasis UN Security Council Resolution 955
this entity surface form: United Nations Security Council Resolution 955