Presidency and Chambers

Presidency to the Court’s overall functioning, such as sentences); and the provision of general staff regulations, information security and legal advice. The Presidency is one of the four organs the Court’s trust fund. of the International Criminal Court (ICC), In the exercise of its external relations consisting of three of its judges. The The Presidency’s responsibilities also functions, the Presidency represents Presidency is composed of three judges of include judicial activities and external the Court in its relations with States the Court, elected to the Presidency by their relations. In the exercise of its judicial Parties as well as non-States Parties to fellow judges, for a term of three years. The functions, the Presidency organises the the Rome Statute, the United Nations President of the Court is Judge Chile Eboe- Chambers’ judicial work and carries out its and other international institutions, Osuji (Nigeria). Judge Robert Fremr (Czech functions as set out in the Statute, Rules of regional organisations, non-governmental Republic) is First Vice-President, and Judge Procedure and Evidence, and Regulations organisations and other external entities. Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France) is of the Court. Among the Presidency’s The promotion of public awareness and Second Vice-President. responsibilities in the area of external understanding of the Court, enhancing relations are the negotiation and conclusion communication and fostering greater The Presidency is entrusted with functions of agreements on behalf of the Court and cooperation between the Court and in three main areas of responsibility: the promotion of public awareness and various external partners are among the administration, judicial/legal matters understanding of the institution. Presidency’s main responsibilities in this and external relations. The Presidency is field. responsible for the proper administration The judicial/legal functions of the of the Court, with the exception of the Presidency are twofold. First, the Chambers Office of the Prosecutor. Nonetheless, Presidency provides support to enable the it coordinates and seeks consensus Chambers to conduct fair, effective and The Chambers, organised into Divisions with the Prosecutor on all matters of expeditious public proceedings such as as determined by article 39(1) of the Rome mutual concern. Among the Presidency’s constituting and assigning situations to Statute, carry out the judicial functions of administrative functions are the managerial Chambers, organising the plenary sessions the Court. There are three Divisions: the oversight of the Registry and ensuring that and liaising with the Registry. Second, the Pre-Trial Division, the Trial Division, and the Registry delivers effective service to the Presidency has specific legal and judicial the Appeals Division. judiciary. functions, including the judicial review The assignment of judges to Divisions of certain decisions of the Registrar; the As part of its oversight function, the is based on what functions each judge conclusion of Court-wide cooperation Presidency provides input into a broad will perform and the qualifications and agreements (e.g., bilateral arrangements range of administrative policies and issues experience of the judge. This is done in with States on the enforcement of presidential directives on matters relevant a manner ensuring that each Division

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benefits from an appropriate combination of expertise in criminal The Trial Chamber is composed of three judges, with a Presiding law and procedure and international law. The judges assigned to Judge elected by the judges of the Chamber in question. A Single the Appeals Division serve exclusively in that Division for their Judge may also carry out the functions of the Chamber. entire term of office. The Trial Chamber’s primary function is to ensure a fair and If the Court’s workload so requires, and with a view to ensuring expeditious trial, conducted with full respect for the rights of the efficient management, the Presidency may decide to constitute accused and due regard for the protection of victims and witnesses. more than one Pre-Trial or Trial Chamber. It may also decide to Trials must be held in the presence of the accused and in public, attach temporarily a judge of the Trial Division to the Pre-Trial unless special circumstances require that certain proceedings Division and vice versa. are held in closed session to protect confidential or sensitive From among the members of each Division a President of information to be given in evidence, and victims and witnesses. the respective Division is elected to oversee that Division’s The sentence is pronounced in public. administration for a period of one year. The Trial Chamber determines whether an accused is innocent or Pre-Trial Division guilty of the charges and, if guilt has been determined, it imposes a sentence of imprisonment not exceeding a maximum of thirty The Pre-Trial Division is composed of judges with experience years or, in cases of extreme gravity, life imprisonment. Financial primarily in criminal trials. The judges serve for a period of three penalties may also be imposed. The Trial Chamber may order years. reparation to victims, including restitution, compensation and The Pre-Trial Chambers consist of three judges each, although rehabilitation. many of the functions of the Chamber may be carried out by a As indicated above, the Presidency can decide to temporarily attach Single Judge. The Presiding Judge of a Chamber is elected by the a judge assigned to the Pre-Trial Division to the Trial Division if the judges of the Chamber in question. efficient management of the Court’s workload so requires, but a One of the Pre-Trial Chamber’s functions is to grant or deny the judge who has participated in the pre-trial phase of a case can not, Office of the Prosecutor leave to initiate an investigation. It makes under any circumstances, be eligible to sit on the Trial Chamber a preliminary determination as to whether the case falls within the hearing that case. jurisdiction of the Court without prejudice, however, to subsequent determinations in respect of jurisdiction and admissibility. Appeals Division The Appeals Chamber consists of all five judges of the Appeals Under the Rome Statute, if the decision is based on “interests of Division, out of which the Chamber decides on a Presiding Judge justice”, the Pre-Trial Chamber may, on its own initiative, at the for each appeal. request of the State making a referral or of the United Nations Security Council, review a decision of the Prosecutor not to initiate The Division deals with appeals received from or filed by convicted an investigation or to prosecute. persons, the Prosecutor, legal representatives of the victims or bona fide owners of property adversely affected by Court decisions. It is the mandate of the Pre-Trial Chamber to issue warrants of arrest and summonses to appear before the Court at the request of The convicted person may appeal against conviction and sentence. the Prosecutor, and to guarantee the rights of all persons during The Prosecutor may appeal against the acquittal or conviction of the investigation phase. The Pre-Trial Chamber also issues orders an accused, or the sentence. Such appeals may be made on the to protect the rights of the participants in the proceedings and, grounds of procedural errors, errors of fact or law and on any other where necessary, provides for the protection and privacy of victims grounds affecting the fairness or reliability of the proceedings and witnesses. It preserves evidence, protects persons who have or decisions. The Appeals Chamber may reverse or amend the been arrested or who have appeared in response to a summons, decision on conviction or sentence and may order a new trial and safeguards information affecting national security. before a different Trial Chamber. It may also revise the final judgement of conviction or the sentence. Within a reasonable time after a suspect has been surrendered to the Court or has appeared voluntarily before the Court, The Appeals Chamber is also responsible for the review of the Pre-Trial Chamber holds a hearing in the presence of the sentence, i.e., to determine whether, after the person has Prosecutor and the suspect and/or his or her counsel with a view served two-thirds of the sentence or 25 years in the case of life to determining whether the charges can be confirmed or not. imprisonment, the sentence should be reduced. If the Appeals A confirmation hearing can be held without the suspect being Chamber decides not to reduce the sentence, it thereafter reviews present. the question at least every three years. The Appeals Chamber is finally the body responsible for deciding questions relating to the Trial Division disqualification of the Prosecutor or a Deputy Prosecutor.

Most of the Trial Division judges have extensive experience in Legal representatives of the victims, the convicted person or bona criminal trials. They serve in this Division for three years and fide owner of property adversely affected by an order for reparation thereafter until the completion of any case if the trial has already to victims may appeal against the order. Other decisions made begun. during the course of the proceedings by the Pre Trial Chamber may If the charges are confirmed by the Pre-Trial Chamber, the also be appealed, including decisions with respect to jurisdiction Presidency constitutes a Trial Chamber to try the case. and admissibility. Presidency and Chambers

Pre-Trial Division Pre-Trial Chamber I Pre-Trial Chamber II Situations in Democratic Republic of the Situations in Central African Republic Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua Congo; Libya; Mali; Georgia; Gabon; I; Central African Republic II; Uganda; (Democratic Republic of the Congo), President of the Division Registered Vessels of Comoros, Greece Darfur, Sudan; Kenya; Côte d’Ivoire; Judge Marc Perrin De Brichambaut (France) and Cambodia and Bangladesh/ Afghanistan; and Burundi Judge Péter Kovács (Hungary) Myanmar Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua, Judge Tomoko Akane (Japan) Judge Péter Kovács, Presiding Judge Presiding Judge Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou (Benin) Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut Judge Tomoko Akane Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala (Italy) Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou Judge Rosario Salvatore Aitala

Trial Division

Judge Bertram Schmitt (Germany), President of the Division Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic), First Vice-President of the ICC Judge Olga Venecia Del C. Herrera Carbuccia (Dominican Republic) Judge Geoffrey A. Henderson (Trinidad and Tobago) Judge Chang-ho Chung (Republic of Korea) Judge Raul Cano Pangalangan (Philippines) Judge Kimberly Prost (Canada)

Trial Chamber I Trial Chamber II Trial Chamber III Trial Chamber IV

The Prosecutor v. Laurent Gbagbo and The Prosecutor v. Germain Katanga The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba The Prosecutor v. Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain Charles Blé Goudé The Prosecutor v. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo Gombo The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Judge Cuno Tarfusser, Judge Marc Perrin de Judge Geoffrey Henderson, Joshua Arap Sang Presiding Judge Presiding Judge Brichambaut, Presiding Judge The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta Judge Olga Herrera-Carbuccia Judge Chang-ho Chung Judge Olga Herrera-Carbuccia Judge Robert Fremr, Presiding Judge Judge Geoffrey Henderson Judge Kimberly Prost Judge Péter Kovács Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou Judge Kimberly Prost

Trial Chamber VI Trial Chamber VII Trial Chamber VIII Trial Chamber IX

The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda The Prosecutor v. Jean-Pierre Bemba The Prosecutor v. Ahmad Al-Faqi Al Mahdi The Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen Gombo, Aimé Kilolo Musamba, Jean- Judge Robert Fremr, Presiding Judge Jacques Mangenda Kabongo, Fidèle Judge Raul C. Pangalangan, Judge Bertram Schmitt, Presiding Judge Chang-ho Chung Babala Wandu and Narcisse Arido Presiding Judge Judge Judge Kuniko Ozaki Judge Bertram Schmitt, Presiding Judge Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua Judge Péter Kovács Judge Judge Bertram Schmitt Judge Raul C. Pangalangan Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut Judge Raul C. Pangalangan

Appeals Division

Judge Piotr Hofmanski (Poland), President of the Division Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria), President of the ICC Judge Howard Morrison (United Kingdom) Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza (Peru) Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa (Uganda) Presidency and Chambers

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