President of the International Criminal Court

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The President of the International Criminal Court is the chief judicial and administrative officer who leads the Court’s Presidency, represents the institution externally, and oversees its overall functioning.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office
leadership position
position within the International Criminal Court
appointedBy judges of the International Criminal Court
basedIn The Hague
belongsToOrganization International Criminal Court
canBeReelected yes
chairs meetings of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court
plenary sessions of the judges of the International Criminal Court
collaboratesWith First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
createdBy Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
field international criminal law
firstHolder Philippe Kirsch
governingInstrument Regulations of the Court
Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the International Criminal Court
hasJurisdictionOver administration of the International Criminal Court
judicial administration of the International Criminal Court
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasRank chief administrative officer of the International Criminal Court
chief judicial officer of the International Criminal Court
heads Presidency of the International Criminal Court
inception 2003
leads Presidency of the International Criminal Court
legalBasis Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
locatedIn Netherlands
memberOfBody Presidency of the International Criminal Court
officeHeldBy judge of the International Criminal Court
officeLocation International Criminal Court headquarters in The Hague
oversees Registry of the International Criminal Court
partOf International Criminal Court
Presidency of the International Criminal Court
reportsTo Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute
represents International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court in its relations with States Parties
International Criminal Court in its relations with other international organizations
International Criminal Court in its relations with the United Nations
representsExternally International Criminal Court
requires being a sitting judge of the International Criminal Court
election by the judges of the International Criminal Court
responsibleFor external relations of the Court
proper administration of the Court
roleIn overall functioning of the International Criminal Court
selectionMethod election by absolute majority of the judges
supervises judicial administration of the Court
termLength three years
termRenewable yes


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