Judges of the International Criminal Court
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The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election.
All judges must be nationals
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election.
All judges must be nationals
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election.
All judges must be nationals
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
A judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions. The removal of a judge requires both a two-thirds majority of the other judges and a two-thirds majority of the states parties.
The Presidency is the organ responsible for the proper administration of the court, except for the Office of the Prosecutor. 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 the promoting public awareness and understanding of the institution.
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. The first President of the ICC was Philippe Kirsch
, who served from 2003 to 2009. As of July 2009, the President is Sang-hyun Song from South Korea; Fatoumata Dembele Diarra is First Vice-President and Hans-Peter Kaul is Second Vice-President. All three were elected on 11 March 2009.
s. The Trial Division (the Second Vice President and five other judges) presides over trials. Decisions of the Pre-Trial and Trial Divisions may be appealed to the Appeals Division (the President and four other judges). Judges are assigned to divisions according to their qualifications and experience.
judge for the duration of the Lubanga trial
.
As of December 2009, eleven of the nineteen judges are female. The geographical representation is as follows:
Mohamed Shahabuddeen of Guyana
was elected to the court in January 2009 but he resigned for personal reasons before taking office.
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Qualifications, election and terms
All judges must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
Elections
As of March 2011, five elections have taken place.- In February 2003, the Assembly of States Parties elected the first bench of eighteen judges from a total of 43 candidates. After this first election, the President of the Assembly of States Parties drew lots to assign the eighteen judges to terms of three, six or nine years; those who served for three years were eligible for re-election in 2006. The first bench of judges was sworn in at the inaugural session of the court on 11 March 2003.
- The second election was held on 26 January 2006. Five of the six outgoing judges were re-elected, but Judge Tuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni Slade is the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. He was elected to the position for three years on 20 August 2008. Slade was reappointed to a second term by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum on 8 September 2011.-Biography:Tuiloma Neroni Slade was born...
was defeated. He was succeeded by Ekaterina Trendafilova.
- A special election took place on 3 December 2007, to replace three judges who had resigned. The three new judges were assigned to serve the remaining portions of their predecessors' terms.
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Qualifications, election and terms
All judges must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
Elections
As of March 2011, five elections have taken place.- In February 2003, the Assembly of States Parties elected the first bench of eighteen judges from a total of 43 candidates. After this first election, the President of the Assembly of States Parties drew lots to assign the eighteen judges to terms of three, six or nine years; those who served for three years were eligible for re-election in 2006. The first bench of judges was sworn in at the inaugural session of the court on 11 March 2003.
- The second election was held on 26 January 2006. Five of the six outgoing judges were re-elected, but Judge Tuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni Slade is the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. He was elected to the position for three years on 20 August 2008. Slade was reappointed to a second term by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum on 8 September 2011.-Biography:Tuiloma Neroni Slade was born...
was defeated. He was succeeded by Ekaterina Trendafilova.
- A special election took place on 3 December 2007, to replace three judges who had resigned. The three new judges were assigned to serve the remaining portions of their predecessors' terms.
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
(ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices".
A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions.
The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division.
Qualifications, election and terms
All judges must be nationals
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
of states parties to the Rome Statute, and no two judges may be nationals of the same state. They must be “persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices”, and they must "have an excellent knowledge of and be fluent in at least one of the working languages of the Court" (English and French).
Judges are elected from two lists of candidates. List A comprises candidates who have "established competence in criminal law and procedure, and the necessary relevant experience, whether as judge, prosecutor, advocate or in other similar capacity, in criminal proceedings". List B comprises candidates who have "established competence in relevant areas of international law such as international humanitarian law and the law of human rights, and extensive experience in a professional legal capacity which is of relevance to the judicial work of the Court". Elections are organised so that there are always at least nine serving judges from List A and at least five from List B.
The Assembly of States Parties is required to "take into account the need for the representation of the principal legal systems of the world, equitable geographical representation and a fair representation of female and male judges. They shall take into account the need to include judges with legal expertise on specific issues, including, but not limited to, violence against women and children." Thus, there are voting requirements established which require at least six judges to be female and at least six to be male. Additionally, each regional group of the United Nations has at least two judges. If a regional group has more than sixteen states parties this leads to a minimum voting requirement of three judges from this regional group. Therefore, from the Statute's entry into force for the Maldives on 1 December 2011, all regional groups can claim a third judge.
Elections
As of March 2011, five elections have taken place.- In February 2003, the Assembly of States Parties elected the first bench of eighteen judges from a total of 43 candidates. After this first election, the President of the Assembly of States Parties drew lots to assign the eighteen judges to terms of three, six or nine years; those who served for three years were eligible for re-election in 2006. The first bench of judges was sworn in at the inaugural session of the court on 11 March 2003.
- The second election was held on 26 January 2006. Five of the six outgoing judges were re-elected, but Judge Tuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni SladeTuiloma Neroni Slade is the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. He was elected to the position for three years on 20 August 2008. Slade was reappointed to a second term by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum on 8 September 2011.-Biography:Tuiloma Neroni Slade was born...
was defeated. He was succeeded by Ekaterina Trendafilova.
- A special election took place on 3 December 2007, to replace three judges who had resigned. The three new judges were assigned to serve the remaining portions of their predecessors' terms.
- The third ordinary election took place on 19–20 January 2009. Twenty-one individuals were nominated to fill the six vacancies. Only one incumbent judge, Fumiko Saiga, was eligible for re-election; she ran and was elected.
- Another special election took place on 18 November 2009 to replace two judges who had died and resigned respectively. Kuniko Ozaki of Japan and Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi were elected to serve until 2018.
- The fourth ordinary election will take place during the 10th Session of the Assembly of States Paries from 12 to 21 December 2011. None of the six judges to be replaced is eligible for re-election.
Disqualification and removal from office
The prosecutor or any person being investigated or prosecuted may request the disqualification of a judge from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground". Any request for the disqualification of a judge from a particular case is decided by an absolute majority of the other judges.A judge may be removed from office if he or she "is found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions. The removal of a judge requires both a two-thirds majority of the other judges and a two-thirds majority of the states parties.
Presidency
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. The first President of the ICC was Philippe Kirsch
Philippe Kirsch
Philippe Kirsch, OC, QC is a Canadian lawyer who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court from 2003 to 2009 and was the court's first president....
, who served from 2003 to 2009. As of July 2009, the President is Sang-hyun Song from South Korea; Fatoumata Dembele Diarra is First Vice-President and Hans-Peter Kaul is Second Vice-President. All three were elected on 11 March 2009.
Judicial divisions
The eighteen judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division and Appeals Division. The Pre-Trial Division (which comprises the First Vice President and six other judges) confirms indictments and issues international arrest warrantArrest warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by and on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual.-Canada:Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code of Canada....
s. The Trial Division (the Second Vice President and five other judges) presides over trials. Decisions of the Pre-Trial and Trial Divisions may be appealed to the Appeals Division (the President and four other judges). Judges are assigned to divisions according to their qualifications and experience.
Judges
As of December 2009, after the November 2009 elections there are again 18 full-time judges who are supplemented by René Blattmann, whose term expired on 11 March 2009 but who will continue to serve as an ad litemAd litem
Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing him or herself...
judge for the duration of the Lubanga trial
Thomas Lubanga
Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is a former rebel leader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo . He founded and led the Union of Congolese Patriots and was a key player in the Ituri conflict...
.
| Name | Country | Elected | Term End | Division | Current assignments | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Aluoch Joyce Aluoch Joyce Aluoch is a Kenyan judge who is currently a judge of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. She is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University... |
 KenyaKenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
2009 | 2018 | Trial | TC III, TC IV | |
| René Blattmann René Blattmann René Blattmann is a Bolivian judge, lawyer and politician who is currently a judge of the International Criminal Court. Prior to his appointment to the ICC Blattmann served as Bolivia's minister for justice and human rights.... |
 BoliviaBolivia Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... |
2003 | 2009 | Trial | TC I | Ad litem Ad litem Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing him or herself... judge |
| Bruno Cotte Bruno Cotte Bruno Cotte is a French judge who is currently a judge of the International Criminal Court. Prior to his appointment to the ICC Cotte was a member of the Cour de Cassation, France's supreme court of appeal... |
 France |
2007 | 2012 | Trial | TC II | |
| Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra is a Malian lawyer and judge. She has been a judge for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and has been a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2003.... |
 MaliMali Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with... |
2003 | 2012 | Trial | TC II, TC IV | First Vice-President |
| Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi |  ArgentinaArgentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... |
2009 | 2018 | Pre-Trial | TC IV, PTC III | |
| Sir Adrian Fulford Adrian Fulford Sir Adrian Bruce Fulford , styled The Hon. Mr Justice Fulford, is a British judge, and currently a member of the International Criminal Court in The Hague.-Early life:... |
 United Kingdom |
2003 | 2012 | Trial | TC I, PTC III | |
| Hans-Peter Kaul Hans-Peter Kaul Hans-Peter Kaul is a German judge, international law scholar, and former diplomat. Since 11 March 2003 he has served as Justice at the International Criminal Court in The Hague... |
 Germany |
2003, 2006 | 2015 | Pre-Trial | PTC II | Second Vice-President |
| Erkki Kourula |  FinlandFinland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
2003, 2006 | 2015 | Appeals | AC | |
| Akua Kuenyehia Akua Kuenyehia Akua Kuenyehia is a Ghanaian lawyer who has been a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2003. She is currently First Vice-President of the Court.Kuenyehia was educated at University of Ghana and Oxford University... |
 GhanaGhana Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south... |
2003, 2006 | 2015 | Appeals | AC | |
| Sanji Mmasenono Monageng Sanji Mmasenono Monageng Sanji Mmasenono Monageng has been a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2009.Monageng is a national of Botswana. She became a judge in Botswana in 1989. In 2003, Monageng was elected as a Commissioner in the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which is an organ of the... |
 BotswanaBotswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... |
2009 | 2018 | Pre-Trial | PTC I | |
| Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko is a Judge of the International Criminal Court from Uganda. He holds the position of President of the Appeals Chamber.- Education :... |
 UgandaUganda Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by... |
2007 | 2012 | Appeals | AC | |
| Elizabeth Odio Benito Elizabeth Odio Benito Elizabeth Odio Benito is a Vice-President of theInternational Criminal Court. She previously served as a judge on theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and in her home country... |
 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east.... |
2003 | 2012 | Trial | TC I, PTC III | |
| Kuniko Ozaki |  Japan |
2009 | 2018 | Trial | TC III | |
| Sang-Hyun Song |  South KoreaSouth Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
2003, 2006 | 2015 | Appeals | AC | President |
| Sylvia Steiner Sylvia Steiner Sylvia Helena de Figueiredo Steiner is a Brazilian judge who has been a member of the International Criminal Court since 2003.Steiner graduated from the Law School of University of São Paulo and studied later at the University of Brasília. She acted as Federal Public Prosecutor from 1982 to 1995... |
 BrazilBrazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people... |
2003 | 2012 | Pre-Trial | TC III, PTC I | |
| Cuno Tarfusser Cuno Tarfusser Cuno Jakob Tarfusser is an Italian Judge who currently sits as a judge of the International Criminal Court.Prior to his appointment to the ICC, he had an extensive legal career in Italy as a prosecutor, including holding the office of Chief Public Prosecutor. He studied at the University of... |
 ItalyItaly Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
2009 | 2018 | Pre-Trial | PTC I, PTC II | |
| Ekaterina Trendafilova Ekaterina Trendafilova Ekaterina Trendafilova is a Bulgarian judge who currently serves as a judge of the International Criminal Court.Prior to her appointment to the ICC she was a professor of criminal justice at Sofia University and a deputy district attorney at Sofia District Court.Currently judge Trendafilova is the... |
 BulgariaBulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
2006 | 2015 | Pre-Trial | PTC II | |
| Anita Ušacka Anita Ušacka Anita Ušacka is a Latvian judge and legal academic. She has been a judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia and the International Criminal Court... |
 LatviaLatvia Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... |
2003, 2006 | 2015 | Appeals | AC | |
| Christine van den Wyngaert |  BelgiumBelgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
2009 | 2018 | Trial | TC II |
As of December 2009, eleven of the nineteen judges are female. The geographical representation is as follows:
| Regional group<-- THE REGIONS BELOW ARE THE OFFICIAL REGIONS USED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - PLEASE DON'T CHANGE "WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHER STATES" TO "EUROPE", ETC. --> | Number of judges |
|---|---|
| Western European and other states | 6 |
| African states | 5 |
| Latin American and Caribbean states | 4 |
| Asian states | 2 |
| Eastern European states | 2 |
Chambers
The Appeals Chamber consists of the whole Appeals Division whereas the Pre-Trial Chambers cover whole situations and the Trial Chambers single cases (which can consist of one or more accused).| Chamber | Members | Committed to |
|---|---|---|
| Appeals Division | ||
| Appeals | Kuenyehia (Pres.), Song, Ntanda Nsereko, Kourula, Ušacka | |
| Trial Division | ||
| Trial Chamber I | Fulford (Presiding Judge), Odio Benito, Blattmann | Lubanga trial (DR Congo) |
| Trial Chamber II | Cotte (Presiding Judge), Diarra, van den Wyngaert | Katanga and Ngudjolo Chui trial (DR Congo) |
| Trial Chamber III | Steiner (Presiding Judge), Aluoch, Ozaki | Bemba trial (Central African Rep.) |
| Trial Chamber IV | Aluoch (Presiding Judge), Diarra, Fernández de Gurmendi | Banda and Jerbo trial (Darfur [Sudan]) |
| Pre-Trial Division | ||
| Pre-Trial Chamber I | Monageng (Presiding Judge), Steiner, Tarfusser | DR Congo |
| Darfur, Sudan | ||
| Libya | ||
| Pre-Trial Chamber II | Trendafilova (Presiding Judge), Kaul, Tarfusser | Uganda |
| Central African Republic | ||
| Kenya | ||
| Pre-Trial Chamber III | Fernández de Gurmendi (Presiding Judge), Odio Benito, Fulford | Côte d'Ivoire |
Former judges
| Name | Country | Elected | Term End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuiloma Neroni Slade Tuiloma Neroni Slade Tuiloma Neroni Slade is the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. He was elected to the position for three years on 20 August 2008. Slade was reappointed to a second term by the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum on 8 September 2011.-Biography:Tuiloma Neroni Slade was born... |
 SamoaSamoa Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in... |
2003 | 2006 | Defeated in 2006 election. |
| Maureen Harding Clark |  Ireland |
2003 | 2006 | Resigned to serve on the High Court of Ireland. |
| Claude Jorda Claude Jorda Claude Jorda is a French jurist and former Judge at the International Criminal Court . He resigned "for reasons of permanent ill-health". Previously, he had been a Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia since January 1994.-External links:*... |
France |
2003 | 2007 | Resigned "for reasons of permanent ill-health". |
| Karl Hudson-Phillips Karl Hudson-Phillips Karl Terrence Hudson-Phillips, ORTT, QC is a former Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago and a former judge of the International Criminal Court... |
 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles... |
2003 | 2007 | Resigned "for personal reasons". |
| Navanethem Pillay |  South Africa |
2003 | 2008 | Resigned to serve as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. |
| Philippe Kirsch Philippe Kirsch Philippe Kirsch, OC, QC is a Canadian lawyer who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court from 2003 to 2009 and was the court's first president.... |
 Canada |
2003 | 2009 | Not eligible for re-election. President of the court from 2003 to 2009. |
| Georghios Pikis Georghios Pikis Georghios Pikis is a Cypriot judge and a former member of the International Criminal Court. He was President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus from 1995 to 2004, and he has also served as an ad hoc judge of the European Court of Human Rights and as a member of the United Nations Committee against... |
 CyprusCyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... |
2003 | 2009 | Not eligible for re-election. |
| Mauro Politi | Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
2003 | 2009 | Not eligible for re-election. |
| Fumiko Saiga | Japan |
2007, 2009 | 2009 | Died in office. |
Mohamed Shahabuddeen of Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
was elected to the court in January 2009 but he resigned for personal reasons before taking office.
Classes of judges
In 2003, the first judges were divided into three different classes of terms: those with term ending in 2006 (and re-eligible), those with term ending in 2009 and those with term ending in 2012. This list shows to which class the different judges belong.| Period | Class of judges with initial term ending in 2006 | Class of judges with initial term ending in 2009 | Class of judges with initial term ending in 2012 | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Kaul, Kourula, Kuenyehia, Slade, Song, Ušacka | Blattmann, Jorda, Kirsch, Pikis, Pillay, Politi Jorda resigned in 2007 Saiga elected in 2007 Pillay resigned in 2008 |
Clark, Diarra, Fulford, Hudson-Phillips, Odio Benito, Steiner Clark resigned in 2006 Hudson-Phillips resigned in 2007 Cotte, Nsereko elected in 2007 |
2003–2006 |
| 2006–2009 | Kaul, Kourula, Kuenyehia, Song, Trendafilova, Ušacka | 2006–2009 | ||
| 2009–2012 | Aluoch, Monageng, Saiga, (Shahabuddeen), Tarfusser, van den Wyngaert Shahabuddeen did not take office in 2009 Saiga died in 2009 Fernandez de Gurmendi, Ozaki elected in 2009 |
2009–2012 | ||
| 2012–2015 | To be elected at the 10th session of the Assembly of State Parties in New York between 12 and 21 December 2011 Will be in office 2012–2021. |
2012–2015 | ||
| 2015–2018 | To be elected at the 13th session of the Assembly of State Parties in 2014 Will be in office 2015–2024. |
2015–2018 | ||