Nigeria’s Eboe- Osuji Becomes ICC President

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A Nigerian jurist at the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Chile Eboe- Osuji, has been elected president of the war crimes tribunal. Eboe-Osuji, who became the first Nigerian to be elevated to the court in 2012, would serve as ICC president for the next three years.

The Nigerian ICC president was elected during a plenary session on Sunday. The cheering news for Nigeria was contained in a statement posted on ICC website on Sunday.

The statement reads in part, “Today, March 11, 2018 (Sunday), the judges of the ICC sitting in a plenary session, elected Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria) as President of the Court for a three-year term with immediate effect.  Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (France) Second Vice-President.”

Speaking on his appointment, Eboe-Osuji was quoted in the statement as saying that, “I am deeply honoured to have been elected by my peers as President of the ICC.  As I take up my duties, I feel encouraged that I am able to rely on the wide experience of the two Vice-Presidents, Judge Robert Fremr and Judge Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, both of whom I have closely worked with previously.

“I look forward to working together with them as well as with all the judges, all the officials and the staff of the Court in a spirit of collegiality. ” I also look forward to collaborating with the Assembly of States Parties, civil society and the international community at large, acting together to strengthen and reinforce the Rome Statute system, the 20th anniversary of the adoption of which we celebrate this year”.

“I am also grateful to the previous President, Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, and Vice-Presidents, Judges Joyce Aluoch and Kuniko Ozaki, for their work and leadership.”

The Presidency, comprising the President and the two Vice-Presidents – plays a key role in providing strategic leadership to the ICC as a whole. The Presidency coordinates with the other organs and seeks the concurrence of the Prosecutor on matters of mutual concern. In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC’s governing treaty.

The Presidency is responsible for the proper administration of the court, with the exception of the Office of the Prosecutor.

The Presidency oversees the activities of the Registry and provides input into a broad range of administrative policies affecting the Court’s overall functioning.

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