Ensuring High-Quality International Criminal Court Judges

Click to expand Image The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen in The Hague, Netherlands, November 7, 2019.  © 2019 AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File In early November, during the lead-up to a critical election at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the court’s member countries hosted roundtable discussions with candidates to sit on the ICC’s bench. The members are due to elect six new judges, a third of the court’s 18-member bench, when they meet in December. This year’s process marks an important opportunity to contribute to changing the culture of judicial elections at the ICC.…

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