The election took place at the second resumption of the nineteenth session of the Assembly of States Parties, which was convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 12 February 2021.
Election of the Prosecutor – Terms of Reference
ICC-ASP/18/INF.2 - English | Español | Français | عربي
Vacancy announcement for the position of Prosecutor
English | Français
ICC-ASP/18/INF.4 - English | Español | Français | عربي
Interim report of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor - Addendum
ICC-ASP/18/INF.4/Add.1 - English | Español | Français | عربي
Report of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor
ICC-ASP/19/INF.2 - English | Español | Français | عربي
Report of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor – Addendum – Vacancy announcement
ICC-ASP/19/INF.2/Add.1 - English | Français
Report of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor – Addendum – Candidate reference material
ICC-ASP/19/INF.2/Add.2 - English
ICC-ASP/19/INF.2/Add.3 - English
ICC-ASP/19/INF.2/Add.4 - English
Hearing with shortlisted candidates held on 30 July 2020: recording
Floor | English | Français
Hearing with the expanded list of candidates held on 9 December 2020: recording
Session I
Floor | English | Français
Session II
Floor | English | Français
Hearing with the expanded list of candidates held on 10 December 2020: recording
Session III
Floor | English | Français
Session IV
Floor | English | Français
English
Declaration submitted by candidates
| Election of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ICC-ASP/19/19 - English | Español | Français | عربي |
| Election of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ICC-ASP/19/19/Add.1 - English | Español | Français | عربي |
| Election of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court: guide for the third election ICC-ASP/19/37 - English | Español | Français | عربي |
Nomination and election of the Prosecutor
Note verbale of 1 July 2020
ICC-ASP/19/SP/38 - English | Español | Français
Election of the Prosecutor - Extension of the nomination period
Note Verbale of 19 September 2020
ICC-ASP/19/SP/45 - English | Español | Français
Election of the Prosecutor - Second extension of the nomination period
Updates
| 03.04.2019 | The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties adopted the Terms of Reference for the Election of the Prosecutor | |
| 07.06.2019 | The Bureau decided to designate the following persons as members of the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor: (a) Ambassador Marcin Czepelak (Poland); | |
| 27.06.2019 | The Bureau decided to appoint the following persons as members of the panel of experts to assist the Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor in carrying out its mandate: (a) Mr. Francisco Cox Vial, (Chile); | |
| 23.07.2019 | The Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor designated Ambassador Sabine Nölke as Chair and Ambassador Andreas Mavroyiannis as Vice-Chair | |
| 02.08.2019 | The vacancy announcement for the position of the Prosecutor was published | |
| 01.11.2019 | The deadline for applications for the position of the Prosecutor was extended until 25 November 2019 | |
| 01.11.2019 | The Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor submitted its interim report to the Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties (ICC-ASP/18/INF.4) | |
| 29.11.2019 | The Committee on the Election of the Prosecutor submitted an addendum to its interim report to the Bureau (ICC-ASP/18/INF.4/Add.1) | |
| 03.12.2019 | The Panel of Experts met in The Hague on 2 and 3 December 2019 to review the completed applications for the position of Prosecutor, and subsequently submitted a confidential report to the Committee. | |
| 21.02.2020 | The Committee met in New York on 20 and 21 February 2020 to review the completed applications and the recommendations from the Panel of Experts. The Committee decided on a confidential list of 16 candidates to be interviewed. | |
| May-June 2020 | The Committee and Panel of Experts conducted the interviews via remote-link. | |
| 30.06.2020 | The Committee submitted its report to the Bureau containing a shortlist of four candidates for the consideration of the Assembly (ICC-ASP/19/INF.2, Add.1 and Add.2). | |
| 29-30.07.2020 | Public hearings with the four candidates shortlisted by the Committee of the Election of the Prosecutor | |
| 07.09.2020 | The President of the Assembly wrote to States Parties outlining the modalities for the consultation process. | |
| 13.11.2020 | The Bureau of the Assembly of States Parties adopted the “Election of the Prosecutor: Way forward” | |
| 25.11.2020 | The Committee submitted an addendum to its report containing five additional candidates for the consideration of the Assembly (ICC-ASP/19/INF.2/Add.3 and Add.4). | |
| 9-10.12.2020 | Public hearings with the expanded list of candidates | |
| 11.12.2020 | The Bureau of the Assembly adopted modalities for the consultation process to identify a consensus candidate | |
| 11.12.2020 – 03.02.2021 | Four rounds of informal consultations were held, between 11 December 2020 and 3 February 2021, with the support of the five focal points appointed pursuant to the “Way forward”. | |
| 08.02.2021 | The President informed States Parties that, despite the best efforts of the President, the Vice-Presidents and the focal points, it had not been possible to achieve consensus. The nomination period was extended for a final time, until 10 February 2021, to allow time for nominations. | |
| 10.02.2021 | The Secretariat received formal nominations of four candidates: CASTRESANA FERNÁNDEZ, Carlos (Spain); GAYNOR, Fergal (Ireland); KHAN, Karim (United Kingdom); and LO VOI, Francesco (Italy). | |
| 12.02.2021 | The Assembly of States Parties elected Mr. Karim Khan (United Kingdom) as the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for a nine year term commencing 16 June 2021. | |