ICC desperately seeking prosecutor

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Who will be the third Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)? The successor of Fatou Bensouda was to be a consensus candidate among a handful of finalists selected well in advance. But this well-ordered process was shattered. In the end, nine candidates are still in the running, while States Parties hope to announce the prosecutor-elect before Christmas. The suspense is likely to remain intact until the end. Justice Info hereby brings together the elements of an event that only takes place every nine years and that profoundly determines the functioning and future of the Court.
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ICC desperately seeking prosecutor
Karim Khan: Third prosecutor of ICC
Election of Karim Khan - what battles await the third prosecutor of the International Criminal Court?
13 February 2021 by Bronwen Cowley
IN CAMERA | Episode 2 > British lawyer Karim Khan, on Friday 12 February, has finally won the hotly contested seat of third prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for a nine-year mandate. Khan succeeds the Gambia [...]
ICC prosecutor elections: 3 finalists (Karim Khan, Fergal Gaynor and Carlos Castresana) Last men standing for the ICC prosecutor election
8 February 2021 by Janet H. Anderson
If no consensus is found today there will be a vote. This Monday, the States Parties to the International Criminal Court meet again virtually to decide which of the top three candidates left in a gruelling contest will be the cour [...]
Election of the ICC Prosecutor: Here is your vote!
7 December 2020 by JusticeInfo.net
The result of the non-official vote organised by Justice Info on the sidelines of the upcoming International Criminal Court Prosecutor election is clear: British candidate Karim Khan is the big favourite of our readers with 34% of [...]
Exclusive: List of candidates for next ICC Prosecutor
20 November 2020 by Stéphanie Maupas
The process of electing the third prosecutor of the International Criminal Court remains chaotic and suspenseful. In the absence of consensus on one of the four candidates selected at the end of June, the bureau of the 123 States [...]
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17 November 2020 by Franck Petit
ICC Prosecutor’s election: in December, “potentially no candidate will be nominated” Four weeks ahead of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the International Criminal Court, no agreement has been reached on a candidate to succeed Fatou Bensouda as Prosecutor. Yesterday 15 November, the ASP Secretariat announc [...]
25 September 2020 by Stéphanie Maupas
ICC Prosecutor election: The wheeling and dealing is not yet done The stakes are far from played out for the election of the International Criminal Court’s third prosecutor, scheduled for December at the Assembly of States Parties. At the end of June, a Committee selected four candidates. But no [...]
3 July 2020 by Janet H. Anderson
The ICC is looking for a new prosecutor – and it starts with a surprise On June 30, the selection committee in charge of submitting candidates for the most important job at the International Criminal Court – the Prosecutor – has released a short-list of four names. None of the “big shots” are among th [...]