Piotr Hofmański

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His Excellency the Honourable

Piotr Hofmański
5th President of the International Criminal Court
Assumed office
11 March 2021
Appointed byJudges of the ICC
Preceded byChile Eboe-Osuji
Judge of the International Criminal Court
Assumed office
11 March 2015
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Personal details
Born (1956-03-06) 6 March 1956 (age 65)
Poznań, Poland
Alma materNicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jagiellonian University
OccupationJudge

Piotr Józef Hofmański (born 6 March 1956) is a Polish jurist who currently serves as President of the International Criminal Court (ICC). He has been a judge of the ICC since March 2015. His election into the Presidency of the International Criminal Court is for a three-year term. Prior to his tenure as a judge of the ICC, he was the Legal Advisor and expert at the Council of Europe.[1]

Early life and education[]

Piotr Hofmański was born in Poznań, Polish People's Republic on 6 March 1956. He obtained his master of laws degree from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in 1978. He got his doctor of laws degree from the same university in 1981. He was habiltized at the University of Silesia in Katowice in 1990.[1]

Council of Europe[]

In 2001–2002 he was working as an expert at the Council of Europe in the Reflection Group on developments in international cooperation in criminal matters and in 2004–2006 in the Committee of Experts on Transnational Justice.[2]

Judge[]

He began his career as a judge on the bench of the appellate court in Białystok in 1994. In 1996–2015 he was a judge in the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Poland. In 1999 he served as the court's spokesperson.[1]

In December 2014 he was elected as a judge of the International Criminal Court for the 2015–2024 term.[3] He was the first person from Poland elected to that post.[4] He was officially sworn in on 10 March 2015 with five other judges.[5][6][7] In March 2021 he was elected President of the International Criminal Court for the term 2021–2024.[8] He will serve with judges and Antoine Kesia-Mbe Mindua as his Vice-presidents.[8]

Decorations[]

In 2000 he was awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the President Aleksander Kwaśniewski.[9]

Private life[]

He is fluent in Polish, English and German. He is married and has three daughters.[2]

Publications[]

Hofmański authored and co-authored more than 300 publications regarding various aspects of criminal law and procedure, international cooperation in criminal matters and human rights protection. Many of his publications have been written and published in German and/or English.[1][3][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "prof. zw. dr hab. Piotr Hofmański". Katedra Postępowania Karnego (in Polish). 2014-10-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Prof. Piotr Hofmański". www.tamprawo.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Judge Piotr Hofmański". www.icc-cpi.int. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska. "Pole becomes new Head of International Criminal Court". polandin.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  5. ^ "Six new judges sworn in today at the seat of the International Criminal Court". www.icc-cpi.int. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  6. ^ "Meet the ICC's new judges | Coalition for the International Criminal Court Spanish". www.coalitionfortheicc.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Unlimited, Communications (2014-12-10). "Prof. Hofmański is the first Polish judge chosen for the International Criminal Court". Communications Unlimited. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "New ICC Presidency elected for 2021–2024". www.icc-cpi.int. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  9. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 czerwca 2000 r. o nadaniu odznaczeń". isap.sejm.gov.pl. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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