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Romania, the first Eastern European country
to appear in the list. The Gambia, Kenya, Sierra
Leone, South Africa, and Uganda are the highest
ranking countries from the Africa region with
two female appointees each.
While the states included in the ‘Top 10’
list of countries with the highest numbers of
appointees to the Court have not changed
significantly in the last four years, the number
of regions represented in this list has undergone
a gradual, but steady decrease. This year, only
WEOG countries occupy the first nine places
on the list with a single non-WEOG country,
South Africa, appearing in the list at number
10. In 2010, there were more countries from the
Africa region on the ‘Top 10’ list and at least one
country from Eastern Europe. The GRULAC region
was last included in the ‘Top 10’ list in 2009 and
Asia in 2008. No new countries joined the ‘Top
10’ list.
There are currently 10 professionals from the
current Situations before the Court, an increase
from 2010 when a total of six professionals were
nationals of these countries. While the number
of appointees from the DRC did not change from
last year (two male appointees), the number of
nationals from Kenya and Uganda increased,
respectively by one and two. The Côte d’Ivoire
has one employee at the Court. CAR, Libya and
Sudan are not represented by any professionals
at the Court. Out of the 10 appointees from
Situations currently under investigation at the
ICC, five are women (two from Kenya, two from
Uganda and one from Côte d’Ivoire). Last year,
only two women from Situation-countries were
appointed to the Court (one from Kenya and one
from Uganda).
In the OTP, six senior posts (P5 level) are held
by nationals from the WEOG region with only
one being a female appointee (Germany). Three
senior posts (P5 level), are held by nationals
from the Africa region (two from South Africa,
one from Senegal). Of these, two are male and
one is a female appointee. This represents a
decrease from 2010, when four senior posts
were held by professionals coming from Africa.
GRULAC has one senior post within the OTP
(male, Argentina), as in 2010. According to
the OTP, the Coordinator of Prosecutions is a
female from the Philippines although the post
is actually filled by a female from the United
States of America. This makes the total number
of senior level WEOG appointees seven within
the OTP. The position of Head of the Jurisdiction,
Complementarity and Cooperation Division (D1)
is held by a professional coming from the Africa
region (male, Lesotho). The other D1 grade post
(Chief of Planning and Operations Section) is
held by a national from the WEOG region (male,
Belgium). 214
In the Registry, nine senior (P5 level) posts are
held by nationals from the WEOG region, one
more than in 2010. Two senior posts (P5 level) are
held by nationals from Africa (both males from
Mali and South Africa), one less than in 2010. 215
As in 2010, one senior post is held by a national
from Eastern Europe (female, Serbia) and one
by a national from Asia (male, Singapore).
Unlike 2010, GRULAC is represented at the P5
level in the Registry (one female, Ecuador). The
position of Deputy Registrar (D1-LA) is held by
a professional coming from the Africa region
(male, Senegal). The remaining three D1 grade
214 Figures as of 31 July 2011. Information provided by the
Human Resources Section of the ICC.
215 The former Chief of Legal Advisory Section (male-
Lesotho) was appointed as Head of the Jurisdiction,
Complementarity and Cooperation Division (OTP) in 2011.
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