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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Regional criteria

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




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