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Elections 2011
In 2011, during its tenth session, the ASP will hold elections
for six judges and the Chief Prosecutor. In addition, the ASP
will elect six new members to the Committee on Budget
and Finance (CBF). These elections come at a crucial time in
the Court’s development. The ICC’s second Chief Prosecutor
will inherit active investigations in seven Situations, a
full caseload, and the ongoing work of developing the
investigative and trial practices of the world’s first permanent
international criminal court. The new Chief Prosecutor will
also be the public face of the Court’s investigations and
prosecutions, and as such will be looked to by victims, the
general public, and the diplomatic community to represent
the highest levels of professionalism, competence and personal
and professional integrity. The six judges who are elected
in 2011 will be joining active Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals
Chambers which are charged with making important decisions
about investigations and arrest warrants, managing complex
criminal trials, contending with a dynamic and evolving body
of law, and delivering solid and well-reasoned decisions.
The processes for nomination and election of these important positions are set
out in the Rome Statute and further elaborated by the ASP as described below.
While the formal elections will take place at the ASP’s tenth session, in fact many
of the most important decisions and selection processes will have taken place prior
to the ASP itself. In respect of the Prosecutor position, a Search Committee has
been convened for the selection process and to assist with the identification of a
consensus candidate for election at the ASP meeting. With respect to the judges, as
of the closing date of the nomination period of 16 September 2011, 19 candidates
had been nominated, only two of whom are female; two of the candidates are from
WEOG, five from GRULAC, two from Eastern European States, eight from African
States and two from Asian States.
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