ICC - Two new ICC judges to be sworn in on 20 January, 2010
Media Advisory: 13.01.2010
Two new ICC judges to be sworn in on 20 January, 2010
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On Wednesday 20 January, 2010, two new judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) elected by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute in November last year, shall make a solemn undertaking in open court to exercise their functions impartially and conscientiously. The ceremony will start at 10.30 a.m. at the seat of the Court in The Hague.
The new judges to be sworn in are:
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Ms Silvia FERNÁNDEZ DE GURMENDI (Argentina);
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Ms Kuniko OZAKI (Japan).
Later in the day a plenary will be held in which the new judges will be assigned to the judicial divisions.
All media wishing to cover the ceremony are invited to do so from the media centre. We kindly request them to confirm their attendance by e-mail: [email protected].
Photographs of the solemn undertaking will be provided to the media by the Court upon request to [email protected].
Audiovisual material
Rough cuts of the ceremony will be available at 1:30 p.m. the same day. Links to a video programme of the ceremony will be provided the following day.
The ceremony will be broadcast live on the ICC website:
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English: http://livestream.xs4all.nl/icc1.asx
Parking facilities
Parking facilities are available for media representatives at the Wegastraat car park.
Contacts:
For Media Centre services: Ms Kerry Pickett Public Information Assistant at +31 (0)70 515 9130 or at [email protected]
For AV services: Ms Violeta Willemsen-Curcic Video and Audio Producer at +31 (0)70 5158422 or at [email protected]
For interviews: Ms Sonia Robla, Head of Public Information and Documentation Section at +31 (0)70 515-8089 or +31 (0) 646448726 or at [email protected]