United Nations Security Council resolution 808, adopted unanimously on 22 February 1993, after reaffirming Resolution 713 (1991) and subsequent resolutions on the situation in

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, including resolutions

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(1992),

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(1992) and 780 (1992), the council, after stating its determination to put an end to crimes such as

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and other violations of

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, decided that an international tribunal should be established for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in former Yugoslavia since 1991. This later became known as the

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. The resolution then requested the Secretary-General

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to submit, in no later than 60 days after the adoption of the current resolution, a report on specific proposals and options relating to the implementation of the decision to establish that tribunal, including whether it has a basis in law. At the same time, suggestions from member states would be considered, and after the adoption of Resolution 808, proposals were submitted by France, Italy and

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, amongst others. The tribunal would be fully established in Resolution 827 (1993).

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1993 0808 0808 1993 in Croatia 1993 in Yugoslavia 1993 in Bosnia and Herzegovina 0808 February 1993 events

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