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
PresidentFirst Vice-PresidentSecond Vice-President
TermOffice-holderTermOffice-holderTermOffice-holder
2003–2006 Philippe Kirsch2003–2006 Akua Kuenyehia[4] 2003–2006 Elizabeth Odio Benito[5]
2006–20092006–20092006–2009 René Blattmann[6]
2009–2012 Song Sang-hyun[7] 2009–2012 Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[8] 2009–2012 Hans-Peter Kaul[9]
2012–20152012–2015 Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[10] 2012–2015 Cuno Tarfusser
2015–2018 Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[11] 2015–2018 Joyce Aluoch2015–2018 Kuniko Ozaki
2018–2021 Chile Eboe-Osuji[12] 2018–2021 Robert Fremr2018–2021 Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
2021–2024 Piotr Hofmański[13] 2021–2024 Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza2021–2024 Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua
2024–present Tomoko Akane[14] 2024–present Rosario Salvatore Aitala2024–present Reine Alapini-Gansou

Notes and References

  1. http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/presidency/Pages/the%20presidency.aspx 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 . Accessed 11 March 2009.
  3. https://www.un.org/law/icc/statute/99_corr/4.htm Article 38
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20101219054336/http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/The+Judges/The+Judges/Judge+Akua+Kuenyehia/First+Vice+President++Judge+Akua+Kuenyehia.htm ICC information page on Judge Kuenyehia
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20101219062851/http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/The+Judges/The+Judges/Judge+Elizabeth+Odio+Benito/Judge+Elizabeth+Odio+Benito.htm ICC information page on Judge Odio Benito
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20101219053943/http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/The+Judges/The+Judges/Judge+Ren+_++Blattmann/Second+Vice+President++Judge+Ren+_++Blattmann.htm ICC information page on Judge Blattmann
  7. http://www.icc-cpi.int/menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/chambers/the%20judges/the%20judges/judge%20sang%20hyun%20song/judge%20sang_hyun%20song%20_republic%20of%20korea__%20president?lan=en-GB ICC information page on Judge Song
  8. 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 ICC information page on Judge Diarra
  9. 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 ICC information page on Judge Kaul
  10. http://icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/553D8C7E-2E50-4D79-BDCD-B681388033EA.htm ICC press release on election of judges
  11. http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/Pages/pr1096.aspx Judge Fernández de Gurmendi elected ICC President for 2015–2018; Judges Aluoch and Ozaki elected First and Second Vice-President respectively
  12. https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr1367 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
  13. https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr1576 New ICC Presidency elected for 2021–2024
  14. https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/new-icc-presidency-elected-2024-2027 New ICC Presidency elected for 2024-2027