Part ll. Other matters considered by the Security Council

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A. Date of an election to fill a vacancy in the International Court ofjustice
Decision
At its 2838th meeting, on 9 January 1989, the Council proceeded with the discussion of the item entitled 'Date of an election to fill a vacancy in the International Court of Justice (S/20340)" 114
Resolution 627 (1989)
of9 Janua.-y 1989
The Security Council, Noting with regret the death of Judge Nagendra Singh on 11 December 1988, Noting further that a vacancy in the International Court of Justice for the remainder of the term of office
113 Resolutions or decisions on this question were also adopted by the Council in 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 196'l, !972, 1975, !978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1987.
114 See Official Records of the Security Council, Forty-fourth Year, Supplement for January, February and March 1989.

of the deceased judge has thus occurred and must be filled in accordance with the terms of the Statute of the Court,
Noting that, in accordance with Article 14 of the Statute, the date of the election to fill the vacancy shall be fixed by the Security Council,
Decides that the election to fill the vacancy shall take place on 18 April 1989 at a meeting of the Security Council and at a meeting of the General Assembly at its forty-third session.
Adopted unanimously at the 2838th meeting.
B. Election of a member ofthe International Court ofjustice
Decision
On 18 April 1989, the Security Council, at its 2854th meeting, and the General Assembly, at the 91st meeting of its forty-third session, elected Mr. Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (India) to the International Court of Justice to fill a vacancy created by the death of Judge Nagendra Singh.

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