Presidency of the International Criminal Court

The Presidency of the International Criminal Court is the organ responsible for the proper administration of the Court (apart from the Office of the Prosecutor).^[1]

President of the International Criminal Court
Incumbent Tomoko Akane since 11 March 2024 (2024-03-11)
Seat	The Hague
Appointer	Judges of the ICC
Term length	Three years renewable once
Constituting instrument	Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court
Formation	2003
First holder	Philippe Kirsch
Website	The Presidency

The Presidency oversees the activities of the Registry and organises the work of the judicial divisions. It also has some responsibilities in the area of external relations, such as negotiating agreements on behalf of the court and promoting public awareness and understanding of the institution.^[2]

The Presidency comprises the President and the First and Second Vice-Presidents — three judges of the court who are elected to the Presidency by their fellow judges for a maximum of two three-year terms.^[3]

As of March 2024, the President is Tomoko Akane from Japan, who took office on 11 March 2024. Her term will expire in 2027.^[4]

Members of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court

Term	President	First Vice-President	Second Vice-President
2003–2006	Philippe Kirsch[5]	Akua Kuenyehia[6]	Elizabeth Odio Benito[7]
2006–2009			René Blattmann[8]
2009–2012	Song Sang-hyun[9]	Fatoumata Dembele Diarra[10]	Hans-Peter Kaul[11]
2012–2015		Sanji Mmasenono Monageng[12]	Cuno Tarfusser[12]
2015–2018	Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi[13]	Joyce Aluoch[13]	Kuniko Ozaki[13]
2018–2021	Chile Eboe-Osuji[14]	Robert Fremr[14]	Marc Perrin de Brichambaut[14]
2021–2024	Piotr Hofmański[15]	Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza[15]	Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua[15]
2024–present	Tomoko Akane[4]	Rosario Salvatore Aitala[4]	Reine Alapini-Gansou[4]