A Nigerian judge has been elected as President of International Criminal Court

The judges of the International Criminal Court, sitting in a plenary session, elected Nigerian Judge Chile Eboe -Osuji as President of the Court for a three -year term with immediate effect.

Nigerian Judge

The election took place on Sunday, March 11, 2018, according to the information made available on the ICC website.

Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France) Second Vice- President.

In his acceptance speech, Eboe -Osuji said, “I am deeply honoured to have been elected by my peers as President of the International Criminal Court.
“As I take up my duties, I feel encouraged that I am able to rely on the wide experience of the two Vice -Presidents , Judge Robert Fremr and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut , both of whom I have closely worked with previously.

“I look forward to working together with them as well as with all the judges , all the officials and the staff of the Court in a spirit of collegiality .

“I am also grateful to the previous President, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, and Vice-Presidents, Judges Joyce Aluoch and Kuniko Ozaki, for their work and leadership,” he added.

The Presidency – consisting of the President and the two Vice-Presidents – plays a key role in providing strategic leadership to the ICC as a whole.

The Presidency coordinates with the other organs and seeks the concurrence of the Prosecutor on matters of mutual concern.

In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC’s governing treaty, the Presidency is responsible for the proper administration of the Court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor.

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