Presidency of the International Criminal Court

President of the International Criminal Court
Incumbent Tomoko Akane since 11 March 2024 (2024-03-11)
Seat	The Hague
Appointer	Judges of the ICC
Term length	Three years renewable once
Constituting instrument	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Formation	2003
First holder	Philippe Kirsch
Website	The Presidency

The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the organ responsible for the proper administration of the Court (apart from the Office of the Prosecutor).^[1]

The Presidency oversees the activities of the Registry and organises the work of the judicial divisions. It also has some responsibilities in the area of external relations, such as negotiating agreements on behalf of the court and promoting public awareness and understanding of the institution.^[2]

The Presidency comprises the President and the First and Second Vice-Presidents — three judges of the court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for a maximum of two three-year terms.^[3]

As of March 2024, the President is Tomoko Akane from Japan, who took office on 11 March 2024. Her term will expire in 2027.^[4]

Members of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court

Term	President	First Vice-President	Second Vice-President
2003–2006	Philippe Kirsch[5]	Akua Kuenyehia[6]	Elizabeth Odio Benito[7]
2006–2009			René Blattmann[8]
2009–2012	Song Sang-hyun[9]	Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[10]	Hans-Peter Kaul[11]
2012–2015		Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[12]	Cuno Tarfusser[12]
2015–2018	Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[13]	Joyce Aluoch[13]	Kuniko Ozaki[13]
2018–2021	Chile Eboe-Osuji[14]	Robert Fremr[14]	Marc Perrin de Brichambaut[14]
2021–2024	Piotr Hofmański[15]	Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza[15]	Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua[15]
2024–present	Tomoko Akane[4]	Rosario Salvatore Aitala[4]	Reine Alapini-Gansou[4]

References

1. "The Presidency". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "Judge Song (Republic of Korea) elected President of the International Criminal Court; Judges Diarra (Mali) and Kaul (Germany) elected First and Second Vice-Presidents respectively". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
3. "Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court" (PDF). International Criminal Court. Article 38. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
4. "New ICC Presidency elected for 2024-2027". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
5. "Philippe Kirsch" (PDF). International Criminal Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
6. "Judge Akua Kuenyehia". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "Judge Elizabeth Odio Benito". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "The Presidency". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "Judge Sang-Hyun Song". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
10. "Judge Fatoumata Dembele DIARRA (Mali), First Vice-President". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
11. "Judge Hans-Peter KAUL (Germany)". International Criminal Court. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
12. "Judge Sang-Hyun Song re-elected President of the International Criminal Court for 2012-2015; Judges Sanji Mmasenono Monageng and Cuno Tarfusser elected First and Second Vice-President respectively". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
13. "Judge Fernández de Gurmendi elected ICC President for 2015-2018; Judges Aluoch and Ozaki elected First and Second Vice-President respectively". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
14. "New ICC Presidency elected for 2018-2021". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
15. "New ICC Presidency elected for 2021-2024". International Criminal Court. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2024.