Mr. John Ackerman, Mr. Eugene O’Sullivan, for Zejnil Delalic
Ms. Nihada Buturovic, Mr. Howard Morrison, for Zdravko Mucic
Mr. Salih Karabdic, Mr. Thomas Moran, for Hazim Delic
Ms. Cynthia Sinatra, for Esad Landzo

I, Richard May, Judge 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"), exercising the functions of the President pursuant to Rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Tribunal ("Rules"),

NOTING the Judgement of Trial Chamber II in the trial of Zejnil Delalic, Zdravko Mucic, Hazim Delic and Esad Landzo, dated 16 November 1998 (“Celebici Judgement");

NOTING the Order for the Assignment of Judges to the Appeals Chamber, filed on 28 January 1999;

CONSIDERING that Judge Almiro Rodrigues has withdrawn himself from hearing this appeal;

NOTING that Article 12(b) of the Statute of the International Tribunal ("Statute") provides that five judges shall serve on the Appeals Chamber;

HAVING CONSULTED the Judges of the International Tribunal;

CONSIDERING Article 14(3) of the Statute and Rule 27 of the Rules;

PURSUANT to Rule 22 of the Rules;

HEREBY DECIDE to assign Judge Fouad Riad as a member of the Appeals Chamber for the purpose of the appeals from the Celebici Judgement;

AND THEREFORE, subject to sub-Rule 22(B) of the Rules, the Appeals Chamber in case IT-96-21-A, the Prosecutor v. Zejnil Delalic, Zdravko Mucic a/k/a “Pavo”, Hazim Delic, Esad Landzo a/k/a “Zenga”, shall be composed as follows:

Judge Fouad Riad

Judge Wang Tieya

Judge Rafael Nieto-Navia

Judge David Hunt

Judge Mohamed Bennouna

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

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Richard May
Judge

Dated this nineteenth day of May 1999
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.