The Council was convinced by a proposal from the President of the ICTY that the Secretary-General appoint reserve judges from among the temporary judges to be present at each stage of a trial that they had been appointed to, and if necessary, replace the presiding judge if that judge is unable to continue sitting.[2] Under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council modified the statute of the Tribunal accordingly.
The number of temporary judges was also increased from nine to twelve.[3]
^Bohlander, Michael (2007). International criminal justice: a critical analysis of institutions and procedures. Cameron May. p. 179. ISBN978-1-905017-44-7.
^Bellelli, Roberto (2010). International Criminal Justice: Law and Practice from the Rome Statute to Its Review. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 73. ISBN978-1-4094-0267-1.