Twenty-third Diplomatic Briefing: Remarks of Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court

Judge Sang-Hyun Song President of the International Criminal Court

Remarks to the 23nd Diplomatic Briefing (29 May 2013)

2013 is proving to be another crucial year. In brief, this year the Court:

1. will hold a hearing on the confirmation of charges in the case against Mr. Bosco Ntaganda who has recently been transferred to the Court;

2. a decision on the confirmation of charges in the Mr. Gbagbo case will be issued;

3. trial hearings in the two Kenya cases will commence;

4. hearings of the defence in the Mr. Bemba case will hopefully be concluded.

5. at least one further final judicial decision is expected to be issued; and

6. The Appeals Chamber will continue to consider its first two final appeals. 

International Criminal Court  2013

The International Criminal Court (ICC), governed by the Rome Statute, is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.