Ulaanbaatar
Justice Erdenebalsuren Damdin Begins Nine-Year Term as ICC Judge
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Ulaanbaatar, March 12, 2024. /MONTSAME/. Justice of the Supreme Court of Mongolia Erdenebalsuren Damdin took an Oath of Office at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 8, 2024, in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr. Erdenebalsuren obtained 81 votes from 114 States Parties in the International Criminal Court on December 5, 2023.
Justice Erdenebalsuren and five judges from the Republic of Korea, the French Republic, the Socialist Republic of Romania, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Republic of Tunisia took a public oath declaring: “I solemnly undertake that I will perform my duties, and exercise my powers as a judge of the International Criminal Court, honorably, faithfully, impartially, and conscientiously, and that I will respect the confidentiality of investigations and the prosecutions, and the secrecy of deliberations.”
Justice Erdenebalsuren Damdin commenced his ICC Judge mandate for a nine-year term starting on March 11, 2024. The ICC, located in The Hague, the Netherlands, consists of eighteen judges who are nationals of States Parties to the Rome Statute. These judges are selected for their high moral character, impartiality, and integrity and must possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices.
