ICC judge resigns

ICC judge elected president resigns

By Standard Digital Reporter

A judge at the International Criminal Court has resigned after he was elected president in his home country.

Judge Anthony T Carmona resigned from the ICC after he was elected the fifth president of Trinidad and Tobago.

Judge Carmona was elected president by the Electoral College of Trinidad and Tobago’s Parliament.

Judge Carmona was elected as ICC Judge for a term of nine years in December 2011 and was assigned to the Trial Division.

However he had not yet been called to full-time duty at the Court.

From 2001 to 2004, he was the Appeals Counsel in the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).

In this capacity, he successfully prosecuted appeals of persons convicted of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Tribunals, namely generals, camp commanders, soldiers and politicians.

While resigning, President Carmona stated that he stands “ready, subject to all the protocols, to assist in advocating the universal jurisdiction of the ICC”.

The President of the Assembly of States Parties Ms Tiina Intelmann congratulated Judge Carmona on his election as President of Trinidad and Tobago, highlighted the important role Trinidad and Tobago has played in the creation of the Court.

ICC President Judge Sang-Hyun Song congratulated saying Trinidad and Tobago has always been one of the staunchest supporters of the ICC.

The Assembly of States Parties will have to elect a judge to fill the vacancy left by Judge Carmona’s resignation.