Understanding the International Criminal Court

18. What do the Chambers do?

The 18 judges, including the three judges of the Presidency, are assigned to the Court’s three judicial

divisions: the Pre-Trial Division (composed of seven judges), the Trial Division (composed of six judges),

and the Appeals Division (composed of five judges). They are assigned to the following Chambers: the

Pre-Trial Chambers (each composed of one or three judges), the Trial Chambers (each composed of

three judges) and the Appeals Chamber (composed of the five judges of the Appeals Division). The

roles and responsibilities of the judges are outlined below, by category of Pre-Trial, Trial, and Appeals

Chambers.