THIS TRIAL CHAMBER of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991 ("International Tribunal");

CONSIDERING the provisions of Article 21(4)(c) of the Statute of the International Tribunal, which guarantees the accused's right "to be tried without undue delay" and Article 20(1) of the Statute of the International Tribunal, which enshrines the right to "a fair and expeditious";

CONSIDERING that it is in the interests of justice and of a more expeditious and effectively managed trial to appoint a pre-trial Judge to be responsible for pre-trial matters on behalf of the Trial Chamber ("pre-trial Judge");

HAVING CONSULTED the parties at a Status Conference held on 20 April 1998 on the appointment of a pre-trial Judge and HAVING HEARD the agreement of the parties to the appointment of Judge Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba as the pre-trial Judge in this matter;

DESIGNATES Judge Florence Ndepele Mwachande Mumba to be the pre-trial Judge in this case such appointment to take effect forthwith.

Done in both English and French, the English text being authoritative.

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Antonio Cassese

Presiding Judge

Dated this 18th day of June 1998

At The Hague,

The Netherlands.

[Seal of the Tribunal]