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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. | + | 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>. |
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 instruction 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 instruction from external sources, such as states, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, or individuals. | ||
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* When the Pre-Trial Chamber sanctions him to open an investigation on the basis of information received from other sources, such as NGOs or individuals. | * When the Pre-Trial Chamber sanctions him to open an investigation on the basis of information received from other sources, such as NGOs or individuals. | ||
| − | Any person being investigated or prosecuted by the ICC may request the disqualification of a prosecutor from any case in which their impartiality is believed to be doubted. Requests for such a disqualification are ruled upon by the Appeals Division. The Assembly of State Parties also has the right to permanently remove a prosecutor from office for serious misconduct. | + | Any person being investigated or prosecuted by the ICC may request the disqualification of a prosecutor from any case in which their impartiality is believed to be doubted. Requests for such a disqualification are ruled upon by the Appeals Division. The Assembly of State Parties also has the right to permanently remove a prosecutor from office for serious misconduct. |
===The Registry=== | ===The Registry=== | ||
Revision as of 12:08, 27 July 2010
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Legal+Texts+and+Tools/Official+Journal/Rome+Statute.htm
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/About+the+Court/ICC+at+a+glance/Establishment+of+the+Court.htm
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+President/
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+First+Vice+President/
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Presidency/The+Second+vice+President/
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Chambers/Chambers.htm
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Structure+of+the+Court/Office+of+the+Prosecutor/
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/About+the+Court/ICC+at+a+glance/Structure+of+the+Court.htm
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/About+the+Court/ICC+at+a+glance/Jurisdiction+and+Admissibility.htm
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/Menus/ICC/Situations+and+Cases/
