Presidency of the International Criminal Court explained

Post:President
Body:the
International Criminal Court
Incumbent:Tomoko Akane
Seat:The Hague
Appointer:Judges of the ICC
Termlength:Three years
Termlength Qualified:renewable once
Constituting Instrument:Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Formation:2003
First:Philippe Kirsch
Website:The 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.

Members of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court
TermPresidentFirst Vice-PresidentSecond Vice-President
2003–2006 Philippe Kirsch[4] Akua Kuenyehia[5] Elizabeth Odio Benito[6]
2006–2009 René Blattmann[7]
2009–2012 Song Sang-hyun[8] Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[9] Hans-Peter Kaul[10]
2012–2015 Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[11] Cuno Tarfusser
2015–2018 Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[12] Joyce Aluoch Kuniko Ozaki
2018–2021 Chile Eboe-Osuji[13] Robert Fremr Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
2021–2024 Piotr Hofmański[14] Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua
2024–present Tomoko Akane[15] Rosario Salvatore Aitala Reine Alapini-Gansou

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Presidency. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  2. Web site: 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. International Criminal Court. 11 March 2009. 28 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024. Article 38.
  4. Web site: Philippe Kirsch. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Judge Akua Kuenyehia. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  7. Web site: The Presidency. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225211601/http://icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/. 25 February 2009. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Judge Sang-Hyun Song. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Judge Fatoumata Dembele DIARRA (Mali), First Vice-President. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222052305/http://www.icc-cpi.int/menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/chambers/the%20judges/the%20judges/judge%20fatoumata%20dembele%20diarra/judge%20fatoumata%20dembele%20diarra%20_mali__%20first%20vice_president?lan=en-GB. 22 February 2012. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  10. Web site: Judge Hans-Peter KAUL (Germany). https://web.archive.org/web/20120803020528/http://www.icc-cpi.int/menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/chambers/the%20judges/the%20judges/judge%20hans%20peter%20kaul/judge%20hans_peter%20kaul%20_germany__%20second%20vice-president?lan=en-GB. 3 August 2012. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Judge Sang-Hyun Song re-elected President of the International Criminal Court for 2012-2015; Judges Sanji Mmasenono Monageng and Cuno Tarfusser elected First and Second Vice-President respectively. 11 March 2012. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Judge Fernández de Gurmendi elected ICC President for 2015-2018; Judges Aluoch and Ozaki elected First and Second Vice-President respectively. 11 March 2015. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  13. Web site: New ICC Presidency elected for 2018-2021. 11 March 2018. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  14. Web site: New ICC Presidency elected for 2021-2024. 11 March 2021. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.
  15. Web site: New ICC Presidency elected for 2024-2027. 11 March 2024. International Criminal Court. 28 August 2024.