United Nations Security Council Resolution 708

United Nations Security Council resolution 708, adopted unanimously on 28 August 1991, after noting the death of International Court of Justice (ICJ) President Taslim Olawale Elias on 14 August 1991, the council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 5 December 1991 at the Security Council and at the General Assembly's 46th session.

UN Security Council
Resolution 708
International Court of Justice
Date28 August 1991
Meeting no.3,005
CodeS/RES/708 (Document)
SubjectInternational Court of Justice
Voting summary
  • 15 voted for
  • None voted against
  • None abstained
ResultAdopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
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Elias was a member of the court since 1976, and was its vice-president between 1979 and 1981 and its president from 1981 to 1985. His term of office was due to expire in February 1994.[1]

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  1. ^ "ICJ Communiqué" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 15 August 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
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