Nominations for judges of the International Criminal Court

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.



Judges:

Prosecutor:


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Alphabetical listing

Name
Nationality
1. BLATTMANN, René Bolivia
2. BOGGIANO, Antonio Argentina
3. BOSSUYT, Marc Belgium
4. CLARK, Maureen Harding Ireland
5. DIACONU, Ion Romania
6. DIARRA, Fatoumata Dembele Mali
7. ENKHSAIKHAN, Jargalsaikhany Mongolia
8. FULFORD, Adrian United Kingdom
9. GIANNIDIS, Ioannis Greece
10. GOCHEV, Dimitar Bulgaria
11. HENG VONG, Bunchhat Cambodia
12. HUDSON-PHILLIPS, Karl T. Trinidad and Tobago
13. JORDA, Claude France
14. JOSIPOVIC, Ivo Croatia
15. KARIBI-WHYTE, Adolphus G. Nigeria
16. KÁRPÁTI, Hajnalka Hungary
17. KATUALA KABA KASHALA, Joseph-Medard Dem. Rep. of the Congo
18. KAUL, Hans-Peter Germany
19. KIRSCH, Philippe Canada
20. KOURULA, Erkki Finland
21. KUENYEHIA, Akua Ghana
22. LUGAKINGIRA, Kamugumya S. K. United Rep. of Tanzania
23. MACLEAN UGARTECHE, Roberto Peru
24. NDIR, Doudou Senegal
25. NIETO NAVIA, Rafael Colombia
26. NSEREKO, Daniel D. N. Uganda
27. ODIO BENITO, Elizabeth Costa Rica
28. OTT, Barbara Liliane Switzerland
29. PIKIS, Gheorghios M. Cyprus
30. PILLAY, Navanethem South Africa
31. POLITI, Mauro Italy
32. RODRIGUES, Almiro Portugal
33. RODRÍGUEZ-CEDEÑO, Víctor Venezuela
34. SISSOKO, Mory Ousmane Niger
35. SLADE, Tuiloma Neroni Samoa
36. SOCK, Raymond C. Gambia
37. SONG, Sang-hyun Republic of Korea
38. STEINER, Sylvia H. de Figueiredo Brazil
39. TUIVAGA, Timoci Uluiburotu Fiji
40. USACKA, Anita Latvia
41. YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO, Juan Antonio Spain
42. ZIELINSKA, Eleonora Poland
43. ZUPANCIC, Bostjan Slovenia




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