On Friday, 8 March 2013, sitting in a plenary session, judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have elected Herman von Hebel for a period of five years by an absolute majority by secret ballot. Mr von Hebel succeeds Ms Silvana Arbia, whose current five-year mandate is to end on 16 April 2013.
From 28 February to 1 March, the President of the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann, visited Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania. During the visit she participated in a high-level conference to commemorate the tenth Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (“the Court”). Speaking at the opening of the conference, President Intelmann recalled the crucial role African States had played in the establishment of the Court.
The President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ambassador Tiina Intelmann (Estonia), recalled that two warrants of arrest were outstanding against the President of Sudan, Omar-Al Bashir, and regretted the fact that despite ICC orders and widespread calls by the international community for Chad to respect its obligations of cooperation with the Court, the visit of Omar-Al Bashir to Chad had taken place on 16 February 2013.
On 15 February 2013, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (“the Assembly”), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann (Estonia) welcomed the deposit of the instrument of ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by the Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire to the United Nations, H.E. Mr. Youssoufou Bamba. Côte d’Ivoire was one of the first States to sign the Rome Statute, on 30 November 1998, and became the 122nd State Party to ratify the Rome Statute.
On 15 January 2013, the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute (“the Assembly), Ambassador Tiina Intelmann (Estonia) welc
On 21 November 2012, the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Assembly”) concluded its eleventh session in The Hague.
The Assembly adopted eight resolutions: on complementarity, cooperation, independent oversight mechanism, permanent premises, victims and reparations, amendments to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence, the “omnibus” resolution, and the 2013 budget. It also adopted the recommendation concerning the election of the Registrar.
On 19 November 2012, the Assembly of States Parties (“the Assembly”) to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (“the Court”), during its eleventh session, held a plenary discussion on complementarity. The Assembly heard a keynote address by Ms. Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The panel discussion was moderated by H.E. Mr. Andries Nel, Deputy Minister of Justice of South Africa, and H.E. Mr.
