Six judges join the International Criminal Court’s bench as the Court begins a new chapter
24/12/2020
(Paris, The Hague, New York) Yesterday, the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Statute concluded the election of six new judges to the bench of the ICC over the course of 2021 for a non-renewable term of nine years. FIDH welcomes the election of mostly highly qualified candidates and looks forward to their contribution to ensuring justice for all victims and survivors of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide over the course of their term in office.
Gathered in New York for the 19th annual ASP, States Parties elected over five days six new ICC judges, who will join the Court’s 18-judge bench.