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First election
(scheduled for the first resumed session of the Assembly
of States Parties,
held from 3 to 7 February 2003)
Results
of the election.
Archived
webcast of the election of the judges of the International Criminal
Court (4 - 5 Feb 2003)
The nomination period for the election of the judges of the International
Criminal Court was opened on 9 September 2002, in accordance with article 36 of
the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and the resolutions on the
procedure for the nomination and election of judges, the Prosecutor and Deputy
Prosecutors (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
and on the procedure for the election of the judges of the International Criminal
Court (E,
F, S,
R, C,
A), adopted
by the Assembly of States Parties on 9 September 2002. In accordance with paragraph
11 of the resolution on nomination and election of judges, the Prosecutor and
Deputy Prosecutors, the nomination period for the first election of the judges
of the International Criminal Court shall, subject to its paragraphs 5 and 13,
close on 30 November 2002.
Official documentation relating to the election of judges:
- Election of the judges of the International Criminal Court:
Note by the Secretariat, document ICC-ASP/1/4 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A),
Add.1 (E
(1.6mb), F
(1.4mb), S
(1.2mb), R
(2.5mb), C
(1.8mb), A
(1.7mb)) and Add.2 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Election of the judges for the International Criminal Court:
guide for the first election, document ICC-ASP/1/5 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
- Election of the judges for the International Criminal Court:
withdrawal of candidature, document ICC-ASP/1/7 (E,
F,
S,
R,
C,
A)
Note: The nomination period for the judges
of the International Criminal Court closed on 30 November 2002. In a
letter addressed to all States Parties, dated 2 December 2002 (English,
French,
Spanish),
the President of the Assembly of States Parties announced that
the minimum nomination requirements, laid down in paragraph 13 of resolution
ICC-ASP/1/Res.2 on the procedure for the nomination and election of judges,
had been met.
As of 30 November 2002, 43* nominations were received
and processed.
* By a communication,
dated 13 December 2002, the Government of Paraguay announced the withdrawal of
the candidature of Mr. Luís María Benítez Riera. By a communication,
dated 13 January 2003, the Government of Benin announced the withdrawal of Mr.
Kocou A. Capo-Chichi.
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