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Three judges elected to serve on International Criminal Court

4 December 2007
Three judges have been elected to fill vacancies on the 18-member International Criminal Court (ICC) after four rounds of voting at United Nations Headquarters in New York during the current session of the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC.
Sixth Assembly of States Parties

Ban Ki-moon urges greater cooperation with International Criminal Court

3 December 2007
The long-term success of the International Criminal Court (ICC) depends on greater cooperation from the world’s countries, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on States to maintain their funding and public advocacy for the tribunal.

States must arrest International Criminal Court suspects, official says at UN

21 November 2007
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has created a working body of law since its inception and the onus is now on States Parties to enforce the court’s decisions, especially its arrest warrants, and bring in war crimes suspects so they can face trial, Deputy Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said today.
Judge Rosalyn Higgins

President of UN court says it has cleared backlog of cases

2 November 2007
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has essentially cleared its backlog of cases, the Court’s President has told the General Assembly.

International Criminal Court needs more cooperation from States, official says

30 October 2007
A senior official from the International Criminal Court (ICC) briefing journalists at United Nations Headquarters in New York today called on countries to provide greater support for its work.

International Criminal Court opens field office in Central African Republic

18 October 2007
The International Criminal Court (ICC) today opened a new field office in the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), less than five months after its prosecutors agreed to open an investigation into whether war crimes have been committed there.

Secretary-General hails work of International Criminal Court

29 June 2007
The creation of the International Criminal Court is one of the “major achievements in international law during the past century,” providing the opportunity to hold to account the world’s worst war criminals, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement released today to mark a key anniversary in the ICC’s founding.