United Nations Security Council Resolution 480

UN Security Council
Resolution 480
Date: 12 November 1980
Meeting no.: 2,255
Code: S/RES/480 (Document)

Vote: For: 15 Abs.: 0 Against: 0
Subject: International Court of Justice
Result: Adopted

Security Council composition in 1980:
permanent members:

 CHN  FRA  UK  USA  USSR

non-permanent members:
 BAN  GDR  JAM  MEX  NIG
 NOR  PHI  POR  TUN  ZAM

International Court of Justice

United Nations Security Council Resolution 480, adopted unanimously on November 12, 1980, after noting the deaths of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges Richard R. Baxter and Salah El Dine Tarazi, the Council decided that elections to the two vacancies on the ICJ would take place on January 15, 1981 at the Security Council and General Assembly.

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