United Nations Security Council Resolution 480

Date12 November 1980

Meetingno.2,255

CodeS/RES/480 (Document)

SubjectInternational Court of Justice

UN Security Council Resolution 480
International Court of Justice
Date	12 November 1980
Meeting no.	2,255
Code	S/RES/480 (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	Bangladesh East Germany Jamaica Mexico Niger Norway Philippines Portugal Tunisia Zambia
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United Nations Security Council resolution 480, adopted unanimously on 12 November 1980, after noting the deaths of International Court of Justice (ICJ) judges Richard R. Baxter and Salah el-Dine Tarazi, the Council decided that elections to the two vacancies on the ICJ would take place on 15 January 1981 at the Security Council and General Assembly.