United Nations Security Council Resolution 1571

United Nations Security Council resolution 1571, adopted without a vote on 4 November 2004, after noting the resignation of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Gilbert Guillaume taking effect on 11 February 2005, the council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 15 February 2005 at the security council and at a meeting of the General Assembly during its 59th session.^[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1571
International Court of Justice
Date	4 November 2004
Meeting no.	5,070
Code	S/RES/1571 (Document)
Subject	International Court of Justice
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria  Angola  Benin  Brazil  Chile  Germany  Pakistan  Philippines  Romania  Spain
← 1570 Lists of resolutions 1572 →

Guillaume, a French jurist, was a member of the court since September 1987 and its president from 2000 to 2003. His term of office was due to expire in February 2009.^[2] He was replaced by Ronny Abraham.^[3]

See also

• Judges of the International Court of Justice
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1501 to 1600 (2003–2005)

References

1. "Vacancy on International Court of Justice to be filled by election on 15 February 2005". United Nations. 4 November 2004.
2. "Judge Gilbert Guillaume, former President of the Court, will resign as a Member of the Court as of 11 February 2005". International Court of Justice. 10 November 2004.
3. "The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elect". International Court of Justice. 15 February 2005.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1571 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org