United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1595
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1595
United Nations resolution adopted in 2005
United Nations Security Council resolution 1595, adopted unanimously on 7 April 2005, after recalling its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon, the council established a commission to assist Lebanese authorities in their investigation of the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in Beirut on 14 February 2005.[1]
The resolution effectively established the United Nations' first-ever murder investigation.[2]