President of the
International Criminal Court
Incumbent
Tomoko Akane
since March 11, 2024 (2024-03-11)
SeatThe Hague
AppointerJudges of the ICC
Term lengthThree years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentRome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Formation2003
First holderPhilippe Kirsch
WebsiteThe Presidency

The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the organ responsible for the proper administration of the Court (apart from the Office of the Prosecutor).[1]

The Presidency oversees the activities of the Registry and organises the work of the judicial divisions. It also has some responsibilities in the area of external relations, such as negotiating agreements on behalf of the court and promoting public awareness and understanding of the institution.[2]

The Presidency comprises the President and the First and Second Vice-Presidents — three judges of the court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for a maximum of two three-year terms.[3]

As of March 2024, the President is Tomoko Akane from Japan, who took office on 11 March 2024. Her term will expire in 2027.[4]

Members of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court
President First Vice-President Second Vice-President
Term Office-holder Term Office-holder Term Office-holder
2003–2006 Canada Philippe Kirsch 2003–2006 Ghana Akua Kuenyehia[5] 2003–2006 Costa Rica Elizabeth Odio Benito[6]
2006–2009 2006–2009 2006–2009 Bolivia René Blattmann[7]
2009–2012 South Korea Song Sang-hyun[8] 2009–2012 Mali Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[9] 2009–2012 Germany Hans-Peter Kaul[10]
2012–2015 2012–2015 Botswana Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[11] 2012–2015 Italy Cuno Tarfusser[11]
2015–2018 Argentina Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[12] 2015–2018 Kenya Joyce Aluoch[12] 2015–2018 Japan Kuniko Ozaki
2018–2021 Nigeria Chile Eboe-Osuji[13] 2018–2021 Czech Republic Robert Fremr[13] 2018–2021 France Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
2021–2024 Poland Piotr Hofmański[14] 2021–2024 Peru Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza[14] 2021–2024 Democratic Republic of the Congo Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua[14]
2024–present Japan Tomoko Akane[4] 2024–present Italy Rosario Salvatore Aitala[4] 2024–present Benin Reine Alapini-Gansou[4]

References

  1. ^ The Presidency.
  2. ^ International Criminal Court (11 March 2009). Judge Song (Republic of Korea) elected President of the International Criminal Court; Judges Diarra (Mali) and Kaul (Germany) elected First and Second Vice-Presidents respectively Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 11 March 2009.
  3. ^ Article 38 of the Rome Statute. Accessed 21 July 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d New ICC Presidency elected for 2024-2027. ICC press release. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  5. ^ ICC information page on Judge Kuenyehia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  6. ^ ICC information page on Judge Odio Benito. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  7. ^ ICC information page on Judge Blattmann. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  8. ^ ICC information page on Judge Song Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  9. ^ ICC information page on Judge Diarra Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  10. ^ ICC information page on Judge Kaul Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  11. ^ a b ICC press release on election of judges. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b Judge Fernández de Gurmendi elected ICC President for 2015–2018; Judges Aluoch and Ozaki elected First and Second Vice-President respectively. ICC press release. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b Today, 11 March 2018, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), sitting in a plenary session, elected Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria) as President of the Court for a three-year term with immediate effect. Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France) Second Vice-President. ICC press release. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  14. ^ a b c New ICC Presidency elected for 2021–2024. ICC press release. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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