ICC President meets European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship

On 10 June, 2010, the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, met with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, at the seat of the Court, in The Hague (The Netherlands).

During the meeting the President of the ICC thanked the Commissioner for the longstanding diplomatic and financial support of the European Union (EU) to the Court’s activities and programmes,. “I am personally deeply grateful to the European Union for its consistent, strong support for the ICC since its inception. I was very pleased to hear the EU renewed its commitment during the Review Conference in Kampala (Uganda), and I look forward to continued close co-operation between the ICC and the EU”, said Judge Song.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, namely war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. The ICC is an independent international organisation, and is not part of the United Nations system.

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