ICC Presidency assigns judges to judicial divisions

On 13 March 2012, following the solemn undertaking of the newly elected judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 9 March and the Presidency’s election on 11 March, the Presidency of the Court assigned the judges to the judicial divisions, in accordance with article 39(1) of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC, and rule 4bis of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence.

The Appeals Division is constituted of Judges Sang-Hyun Song, Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Akua Kuenyehia, Erkki Kourula and Anita Ušacka.

The Trial Division is constituted of Judges Joyce Aluoch, Kuniko Ozaki, Howard Morrison, Anthony T. Carmona, Robert Fremr and Chile Eboe-Osuji.

The Pre-Trial Division is constituted of Judges Cuno Tarfusser, Hans-Peter Kaul, Ekaterina Trendafilova, Christine van den Wyngaert, Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi and Olga Herrera Carbuccia.

According to article 39(1) of the Rome Statute, the assignment of judges to divisions is based on the nature of the functions to be performed by each division and the qualifications and experience of the judges elected to the Court, in such a way that each division shall contain an appropriate combination of expertise in criminal law and procedure as well as in international law.

For further information, please contact Fadi El Abdallah, Spokesperson and Head of Public Affairs Unit, International Criminal Court, by telephone at: +31 (0)70 515-9152 or +31 (0)6 46448938 or by e-mail at: [email protected].

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