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States Parties/ASP Elections 2011
Election of six new Judges
In December 2011, the ASP will elect six new judges to the bench of the ICC. Rome Statute Article
36(1), provides for the ICC’s judicial bench to be composed of 18 judges, subject to a proposal by
the Presidency to increase the number of judges. 378 At the time of writing this <strong>Report</strong>, 19 Judges
are currently serving at the ICC, due to the extension of Judge Blattmann’s term of office in 2009 to
complete the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Of the current Judges, 11 are female and eight are male,
making the ICC the only international judicial body to have a majority of female judges serving on the
bench.
Judges of the International Criminal Court
as of 16 September 2011
Judge Country/Group List <strong>Gender</strong> Year of election Current Year current
term length term expires
Appeals Division
Sang-Hyun Song, Korea/Asian A M Elected 2003 for 9 2015
President
3 year term,
(2009-2012) re-elected 2006
for 9 year term
Daniel David Uganda/African A M 2007 4 years 2012
Ntanda Nsereko
2 months
Akua Kuenyehia Ghana/African B F Elected 2003 for 9 2015
3 year term,
re-elected 2006
for 9 year term
Erkki Kourula Finland/WEOG B M Elected 2003 for 9 2015
3 year term,
re-elected 2006
for 9 year term
Anita Ušacka Latvia/Eastern B F Elected 2003 for 9 2015
President of the European 3 year term,
Appeals Division re-elected 2006
for 9 year term
378 Article 36(2) provides: ‘The Presidency, acting on behalf of the Court, may propose an increase in the number of judges specified
in paragraph 1, indicating the reasons why this is considered necessary and appropriate.’
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