United Nations Security Council Resolution 499

UN Security Council
Resolution 499
UN Security Council; Resolution 499
	International Court of Justice
Date	21 December 1981
Meeting no.	2,321
Code	S/RES/499 (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; Soviet Union; United Kingdom; United States;
Non-permanent members	East Germany; Ireland; Japan; Mexico; Niger; Panama; Philippines; Spain; Tunisia; Uganda;
	Lists of resolutions

United Nations Security Council Resolution 499, adopted unanimously on December 21, 1981, after noting the death of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judge Abdullah El-Erain, the Council decided that elections to the vacancy on the ICJ would take place at the Security Council and at the General Assembly's thirty-sixth session.

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