International Criminal Court - Revision history

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	* The Office of Public Counsel for Defense		* The Office of Public Counsel for Defense

	The Office of Public Counsel for Defense was created pursuant to Regulation 77 of the Regulations of the Court with a mandate to represent and protect the rights of the Defense. The goal of the Office is to reinforce the equality of arms and to enable a fair trial as outlined in the Rome Statute. The Office represents and protects the rights of the defense during the investigation, provides support and assistance to the Defense Counsel, and acting as ad hoc Counsel if appointed by a Chamber, or as a duty Counsel if selected by a suspect who has not yet secured permanent legal representation. Further, in the event of a dispute between the person entitled to legal assistance and his or her Counsel, the OPCD may be requested to act as a mediator <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Defence/Office+of+Public+Counsel+for+the+Defence~~/ </ref> .		The Office of Public Counsel for Defense was created pursuant to Regulation 77 of the Regulations of the Court with a mandate to represent and protect the rights of the Defense. The goal of the Office is to reinforce the equality of arms and to enable a fair trial as outlined in the Rome Statute. The Office represents and protects the rights of the defense during the investigation, provides support and assistance to the Defense Counsel, and acting as ad hoc Counsel if appointed by a Chamber, or as a duty Counsel if selected by a suspect who has not yet secured permanent legal representation. Further, in the event of a dispute between the person entitled to legal assistance and his or her Counsel, the OPCD may be requested to act as a mediator <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/defence </ref> .

	* The Trust Fund for Victims		* The Trust Fund for Victims

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	* The Office of Public Counsel for Victims		* The Office of Public Counsel for Victims
	The Office of the Public Counsel for Victims was established in accordance with regulation 81 of the Regulations of the Court, and seeks to ensure effective involvement of victims in the proceedings before the Court. The Office provides legal support and assistance to victims and their legal representative. In addition, pursuant to regulation 80 in the Regulations of the Court, members of the Office may also be appointed as legal representatives of victims free of charge. The Office was created on September 19, 2005 <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Victims/Office+of+Public+Counsel+for+Victims~~/</ref> .		The Office of the Public Counsel for Victims was established in accordance with regulation 81 of the Regulations of the Court, and seeks to ensure effective involvement of victims in the proceedings before the Court. The Office provides legal support and assistance to victims and their legal representative. In addition, pursuant to regulation 80 in the Regulations of the Court, members of the Office may also be appointed as legal representatives of victims free of charge. The Office was created on September 19, 2005 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/victims</ref> .

	* The Office of Public Counsel for Defense		* The Office of Public Counsel for Defense

Ibjadmin at 09:28, 25 November 2016

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	===Judicial Division===		===Judicial Division===

	The Judicial Division is comprised of the 18 judges of the court, organized into three divisions: The Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and the Appeals Division <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus~~/~~ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/Chambers.htm~~ </ref> . The judges appointed to each division are responsible for conducting the proceedings of the Court at the different stages. Assignment of the judges to each division is made on the basis of the functions each Division performs and the experience and qualifications of each judge, with an eye toward ensuring that each division maintains a proper combination of expertise in international, procedural, and criminal law.		The Judicial Division is comprised of the 18 judges of the court, organized into three divisions: The Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and the Appeals Division <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/judicial-divisions </ref> . The judges appointed to each division are responsible for conducting the proceedings of the Court at the different stages. Assignment of the judges to each division is made on the basis of the functions each Division performs and the experience and qualifications of each judge, with an eye toward ensuring that each division maintains a proper combination of expertise in international, procedural, and criminal law.

	The 18 judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of State Parties to serve nine year teams without eligibility for re-election. All judges must be nationals of states signed to the Rome Statute, and no two judges maybe be nationals of the same state. According to the stipulations of the Rome Statute, the judges must be "persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices."		The 18 judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of State Parties to serve nine year teams without eligibility for re-election. All judges must be nationals of states signed to the Rome Statute, and no two judges maybe be nationals of the same state. According to the stipulations of the Rome Statute, the judges must be "persons of high moral character, impartiality and integrity who possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices."

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The Assembly of State Parties

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	===The Assembly of State Parties===		===The Assembly of State Parties===

	The Assembly of State Parties, which acts as the court's management and legislative body, is comprised of one representative from each of the ~~111~~ state parties that have signed the Rome Statute. The Assembly's responsibilities include electing the judges and prosecutors, approving the court's budget, providing management oversight to the other bodies of the court, and adopting important texts. Article 46 of The Rome Statute also permits the Assembly to remove a judge or prosecutor from office if they are "found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties," or "is unable to exercise the functions required by the Statute." The Assembly is chaired by the President and two Vice Presidents-ICC judges elected to the position for their fellow judges for a term of three years.		The Assembly of State Parties, which acts as the court's management and legislative body, is comprised of one representative from each of the 124 state parties that have signed the Rome Statute. The Assembly's responsibilities include electing the judges and prosecutors, approving the court's budget, providing management oversight to the other bodies of the court, and adopting important texts. Article 46 of The Rome Statute also permits the Assembly to remove a judge or prosecutor from office if they are "found to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties," or "is unable to exercise the functions required by the Statute." The Assembly is chaired by the President and two Vice Presidents-ICC judges elected to the position for their fellow judges for a term of three years.

	The Assembly meets in full session once a year in either the Hague or New York, but may also hold special sessions where circumstances require. Non-governmental and observer states are permitted to attend these sessions.		The Assembly meets in full session once a year in either the Hague or New York, but may also hold special sessions where circumstances require. Non-governmental and observer states are permitted to attend these sessions.

	The state parties cannot interfere with the judicial functions of the court. Challenges about individual cases are settled by the Judicial Divisions.		The state parties cannot interfere with the judicial functions of the court. Challenges about individual cases are settled by the Judicial Divisions.

	===The Presidency===		===The Presidency===

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The Registry

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	===The Registry===		===The Registry===

	The Registry is responsible for all of the non-judicial aspects of the administration and servicing of the Court. The Registry is governed by the Registrar, who is elected by the judges to a five year term. The Registry's duties include, "the administration of legal aid matters, court management, victims and witness matters, defense counsel, detention unit, and the traditional services provided by administrations in international organizations, such as finance, translation, building management, procurement and personnel." The current Registrar is ~~Silvana Arbia~~, who was elected on ~~February 28~~, ~~2009~~ <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Registry~~/ </ref>.		The Registry is responsible for all of the non-judicial aspects of the administration and servicing of the Court. The Registry is governed by the Registrar, who is elected by the judges to a five year term. The Registry's duties include, "the administration of legal aid matters, court management, victims and witness matters, defense counsel, detention unit, and the traditional services provided by administrations in international organizations, such as finance, translation, building management, procurement and personnel." The current Registrar is Herman von Hebel, who was elected on March 8, 2013 <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/Pages/item.aspx?name=pr881 </ref>.

	===Other Offices ===		===Other Offices ===

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The Office of the Prosecutor

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	===The Office of the Prosecutor===		===The Office of the Prosecutor===

	The Office of the Prosecutor is responsible for receiving referrals for crimes committed within the jurisdiction of the ICC, as well as for investigations and prosecutions. The office is headed by the Prosecutor, who is assisted by two deputy prosecutors. The Prosecutor is elected by the Assembly of State Parties for a term of nine years. The current Prosecutor~~, elected on April 21, 2003 is Luis Moreno Ocampo of Argentina~~. He is assisted by Deputy Prosecutor ~~Mrs. Fatou Bensouda~~ who is in charge of the Prosecution Division of the Office of the Prosecutor <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Office+of+the+Prosecutor~~/ </ref>.		The Office of the Prosecutor is responsible for receiving referrals for crimes committed within the jurisdiction of the ICC, as well as for investigations and prosecutions. The office is headed by the Prosecutor, who is assisted by two deputy prosecutors. The Prosecutor is elected by the Assembly of State Parties for a term of nine years. The current Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda from The Gambia. She is assisted by Deputy Prosecutor Mr James Stewart from Canada who is in charge of the Prosecution Division of the Office of the Prosecutor <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/about/otp </ref>.

	As dictated by the Rome Statute, the Office of the Prosecutor must operate independently. The Office of the Prosecutor thus cannot seek advice from or act on instructions from external sources such as states, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, or individuals.		As dictated by the Rome Statute, the Office of the Prosecutor must operate independently. The Office of the Prosecutor thus cannot seek advice from or act on instructions from external sources such as states, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, or individuals.

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Judicial Division

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	The current judges of the court are:		The current judges of the court are:
	~~Sang-Hyun Song~~ (~~Republic of Korea~~), ~~Fatoumata Dembele Diarra~~ (~~Mali~~), ~~Hans-Peter Kaul~~ (~~Germany~~), ~~Elizabeth Odio Benito~~ (~~Costa Rica~~), ~~Akua Kuenyehia~~ (~~Ghana~~), ~~Erkki Kourula~~ (~~Finland~~), ~~Anita Usacka~~ (~~Latvia~~), ~~Sir Adrian Fulford~~ (~~United Kingdom~~), ~~Sylvia Steiner~~ (~~Brazil~~), ~~Ekaterina Trendafilova~~ (~~Bulgaria~~), ~~Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko (Uganda), Bruno Cotte~~ (France), ~~Joyce Aluoch~~ (~~Kenya~~), ~~Sanji Mmasenono Monogeng~~ (~~Botswana~~), ~~Christine van den Wyngaert~~ (~~Belgium~~), ~~Cuno Tarfusser~~ (~~Italy~~), ~~Silvia Alejandra Fernandez de Gurmendi~~ (~~Argentina~~), ~~Kuniko Ozaki (Japan) and Rena Blattman~~ (~~Bolivia~~).		Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi (Argentina), Joyce Aluoch (Kenya), Kuniko Ozaki (Japan), Sanji Monageng (Botswana), Christine Van den Wyngaert (Belgium), Howard Morrison (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), Olga Herrera-Carbuccia (Dominican Republic), Robert Fremr (Czech Republic), Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria), Geoffrey Henderson (Trinidad and Tobago), Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France), Piotr Hofmański (Poland), Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Bertram Schmitt (Germany), Péter Kovács (Hungary), Chang-ho Chung (Republic of Korea), Raul Cano Pangalangan (Philippines).

	===The Office of the Prosecutor===		===The Office of the Prosecutor===

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The Presidency

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	===The Presidency===		===The Presidency===

	The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) elected on March 11, 2015 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Silvia%20Fernández%20de%20Gurmendi </ref>. Judge Joyce Aluoch (Kenya) is First Vice-President <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Joyce%20Aluoch </ref>, and Judge ~~Hans-Peter Kaul~~ (~~Germany~~) is Second Vice-President. <ref>~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus~~/~~ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President~~/ </ref>.		The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) elected on March 11, 2015 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Silvia%20Fernández%20de%20Gurmendi </ref>. Judge Joyce Aluoch (Kenya) is First Vice-President <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Joyce%20Aluoch </ref>, and Judge Kuniko Ozaki (Japan) is Second Vice-President. <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Kuniko%20Ozaki </ref>.

	===Judicial Division===		===Judicial Division===

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The Presidency

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	===The Presidency===		===The Presidency===

	The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) elected on March 11, 2015 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Silvia%20Fernández%20de%20Gurmendi </ref>. Judge ~~Fatoumata Dembele Diarra~~ (~~Mali~~) is First Vice-President <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus~~/~~ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+First+Vice+President~~/ </ref>, and Judge Hans-Peter Kaul (Germany) is Second Vice-President. <ref>http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President/ </ref>.		The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) elected on March 11, 2015 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Silvia%20Fernández%20de%20Gurmendi </ref>. Judge Joyce Aluoch (Kenya) is First Vice-President <ref> https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Joyce%20Aluoch </ref>, and Judge Hans-Peter Kaul (Germany) is Second Vice-President. <ref>http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President/ </ref>.

	===Judicial Division===		===Judicial Division===

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The Presidency

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	===The Presidency===		===The Presidency===

	The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge ~~Sang-Hyun Song~~ (~~Republic of Korea~~) elected on March 11, ~~2009~~ <ref> ~~http~~://www.icc-cpi.int/~~Menus~~/~~ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+President~~/</ref>. Judge Fatoumata Dembele Diarra (Mali) is First Vice-President <ref> http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+First+Vice+President/ </ref>, and Judge Hans-Peter Kaul (Germany) is Second Vice-President. <ref>http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President/ </ref>.		The Presidency is accountable for specific functions assigned to the Presidency in accordance with the Rome Statute, and the general administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor. The Presidency is comprised of three judges of the Court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for three year terms, with a maximum of two terms served. Currently, the President of the Court is Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Argentina) elected on March 11, 2015 <ref>https://www.icc-cpi.int/CourtStructure/Pages/judge.aspx?name=Judge%20Silvia%20Fernández%20de%20Gurmendi </ref>. Judge Fatoumata Dembele Diarra (Mali) is First Vice-President <ref> http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+First+Vice+President/ </ref>, and Judge Hans-Peter Kaul (Germany) is Second Vice-President. <ref>http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President/ </ref>.

	===Judicial Division===		===Judicial Division===