Adopted by the Security Council at its 3637th meeting, on 29
February 1996
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 808 (1993) of 22 February 1993,
827 (1993) of 25 May 1993, 936 (1994) of 8 July 1994 and 955 (1994)
of 8 November 1994,
Noting with regret the resignation of Mr. Richard J. Goldstone
taking effect 1 October 1996,
Having regard to Article 16(4) of the Statute of the International
Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious
Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the
Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 (S/25704) and Article
15 of the Statute of the International Tribunal for Rwanda (S/RES/955
(1994), Annex),
Having considered the nomination by the Secretary-General
of Mrs. Louise Arbour for the position of Prosecutor of the International
Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious
Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the
Territory of the Former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal
for Rwanda,
Appoints Mrs. Louise Arbour as Prosecutor of the International
Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious
Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the
Territory of the Former Yugoslavia and the International Tribunal
for Rwanda with effect from the date on which Mr. Goldstone's
resignation takes effect.