Current Development: Report of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor

• Jurisdiction: South Africa
• Author: Czepelak, M.
• Citation: (2019) African Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law 143
• Published date: 30 October 2020
• Pages: 143-161
• Date: 30 October 2020

International Criminal Court

Assembly of States Parties

Nineteenth session

New York, 7-17 December 2020

Report of the Committee on the Election of the

Prosecutor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Letter from the Chair of the Committee to the President

of the Assembly...................................... 144

I. Introduction .................................... 145

II. The Committee and Panel of Experts ................ 146

III. Procedure for applications......................... 148

IV. Assessment of candidates .......................... 150

V. Recommendations ............................... 155

A. Morris A. Anyah (Nigeria) ...................... 158

B. Fergal Gaynor (Ireland) ........................ 158

C. Susan Okalany (Uganda) ....................... 159

D. Richard Roy (Canada).......................... 160

VI. Conclusion ..................................... 161

Annex I: Terms of Reference for the Election of the

Prosecutor .......................................... 162

Annex II: Vacancy announcement ...................... 162

Annex III: Candidate reference material ................. 162

(2019) African Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law 143

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144 AFRICAN YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW

LETTER FROM THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE TO

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY

[Original:Engl ish]

30 June 2020

Excellency,

I write in my capacity as Chair of the C ommittee on the Election of the

Prosecutor to enclose our report to the Bureau, as requ ired by the Terms

of Reference on the Election of the Prosecutor. While the Committee’s

mandate ends with the submission of this report, its members stand

ready to provide such further assista nce as may be required by the

Pr es idenc y.

Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Sabine Nölke

Ambassador

Chair

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