United Nations Security Council Resolution 805

United Nations Security Council resolution 805, adopted unanimously on 4 February 1993, after noting the death of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Manfred Lachs on 14 January 1993, the Council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place on 10 May 1993 at the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly during its 47th session.

UN Security Council Resolution 805
International Court of Justice
Date	4 February 1993
Meeting no.	3,170
Code	S/RES/805 (Document)
Subject	International Court of Justice
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Brazil  Cape Verde  Djibouti  Hungary  Japan  Morocco  New Zealand  Pakistan  Spain  Venezuela

Lachs was a member of the court since 1967, and was its president between 1973 and 1976. His term of office was due to expire in February 1994.[1]

See also

• Judges of the International Court of Justice
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 801 to 900 (1993–1994)

References

1. "ICJ Communiqué" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 14 January 1993.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 805 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org