Enhancing the Court’s efficiency and effectiveness - a top priority for ICC officials

On 24 November 2015, the President of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or the “Court”), Judge Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi, and the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addressed a special plenary session at the Assembly of States Parties (“ASP” or the “Assembly”) held in The Hague on the topic of increasing the efficiency and efficacy of court proceedings and operations, and discussed the significant progress made by the Court in this area.

President Fernández underlined that a key aspect of the Court’s sustainability is the quality of justice that the Court is able to dispense. “It is essential that the Court addresses the perception that our proceedings are too lengthy and not as efficient and effective as they should be”, she said.