Tag Archives: judicial elections

#GlobalJusticeWeekly – Action needed over Al-Bashir

Posted on June 26, 2015 by commscicc

The South African government’s failure to arrest fugitive Omar al-Bashir should be strongly addressed by the country’s judicial system, ICC member states and the UN Security Council, over 30 African civil society organizations said in a statement today.

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ASP13 resumed session: Pangalangan elected as judge

Posted on June 24, 2015 by commscicc

Today, at the 13th resumed session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the ICC, states parties held an election to fill a judicial vacancy on the ICC’s bench. After two rounds of voting, Dr. Raul Pangalangan of the … Continue reading →

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New ICC judge to be elected this week

Posted on June 22, 2015 by commscicc

This week, the ICC’s governing body will convene for a special session to fill a vacancy on the Court’s judges’ bench.

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Challenges ahead for new ICC presidency

Posted on April 8, 2015 by commscicc

The election last month of three female judges to the ICC presidency has been welcomed as a milestone for the Court—and for gender equality in international institutions. Many challenges now lie ahead.

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Meet the ICC’s new judges

Posted on March 4, 2015 by commscicc

Six new ICC judges will be sworn-in at a ceremony in The Hague on 10 March. Elected last December, the new judges will play a central role in shaping international justice over the next decade. So who are they?

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