Global InformationPresidency of the International Criminal Court information
| President of the International Criminal Court | |
|---|---|
 Tomoko Akane since March 11, 2024 | |
| Seat | The Hague |
| Appointer | Judges of the ICC |
| Term length | Three years renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court |
| Formation | 2003 |
| First holder | 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.[4]
| President | First Vice-President | Second Vice-President | |||
| Term | Office-holder | Term | Office-holder | Term | Office-holder |
| 2003–2006 |  Philippe Kirsch
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2003–2006 |  Akua Kuenyehia[5]
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2003–2006 |  Elizabeth Odio Benito[6]
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| 2006–2009 | 2006–2009 | 2006–2009 |  René Blattmann[7]
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| 2009–2012 |  Song Sang-hyun[8]
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2009–2012 |  Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[9]
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2009–2012 |  Hans-Peter Kaul[10]
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| 2012–2015 | 2012–2015 |  Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[11]
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2012–2015 |  Cuno Tarfusser[11]
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| 2015–2018 |  Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[12]
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2015–2018 |  Joyce Aluoch[12]
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2015–2018 |  Kuniko Ozaki
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| 2018–2021 |  Chile Eboe-Osuji[13]
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2018–2021 |  Robert Fremr[13]
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2018–2021 |  Marc Perrin de Brichambaut
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| 2021–2024 |  Piotr Hofmański[14]
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2021–2024 |  Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza[14]
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2021–2024 |  Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua[14]
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| 2024–present | Tomoko Akane[4]
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2024–present | Rosario Salvatore Aitala[4]
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2024–present |  Reine Alapini-Gansou[4]
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- ^ The Presidency.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Article 38 of the Rome Statute. Accessed 21 July 2007.
- ^ a b c d New ICC Presidency elected for 2024-2027. ICC press release. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Kuenyehia. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Odio Benito. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Blattmann. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Song Archived 2012-08-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Diarra Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ ICC information page on Judge Kaul Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b ICC press release on election of judges. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c New ICC Presidency elected for 2021–2024. ICC press release. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.