Establishment of UN War Crimes Tribunal Delayed by Efforts to Agree on Appointment of Prosecutor and Judge

Efforts to establish a tribunal to adjudicate alleged war crimes in the former Yugoslavia are delayed by difficulties in achieving an agreement on a prosecutor and to a lesser extent judges. Governments nominated 41 jurists from 38 countries for consideration by the Security Council. In a closed balloting session on August 20, 1993, the United Nations narrowed the list of candidates to 23 potential judges…[more]