United Nations Security Council Resolution 1629

Adopted by the Security Council at its 5273rd meeting, on 30 September 2005

The Security Council,

Taking note of the letter to the President of the Security Council from the Secretary-General dated 14 September 2005 (S/2005/593),

Decides that notwithstanding Article 12 of the Statute of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and notwithstanding that Judge Christine Van Den Wyngaert’s elected term as a permanent judge of the Tribunal will in accordance with Article 13 bis of the Tribunal’s Statute only begin on 17 November 2005, she be assigned as a permanent judge to the Mrksic et al. case which is due to commence on 3 October 2005.