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Judges Of The International Criminal Court
The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respective States for appointment to the highest judicial offices". A judge may be disqualified from "any case in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be doubted on any ground", and a judge may be removed from office if found "to have committed serious misconduct or a serious breach of his or her duties" or is unable to exercise his or her functions. The judges are organized into three divisions: the Pre-Trial Division, Trial Division, and Appeals Division. Qualifications, election and terms Judges are elected to the ICC by the Assembly of States Parties, the court's governing body. They serve nine-year terms and are not generally eligible for re-election. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Sang-Hyun - Trento 2014 01
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 International Criminal Court Judges Election
Six judges of the International Criminal Court The eighteen judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) are elected for nine-year terms by the member-countries of the court. Candidates must be nationals of those countries and they must "possess the qualifications required in their respe ... were elected during the 13th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court scheduled for 8 to 17 December 2014 in New York. The judges were elected for terms of nine years and took office on 11 March 2015. Background The judges elected at this session replaced those six judges which were elected at the second election of ICC judges in 2006 for a full term of nine years; they will also serve for nine years until 2024. The election was governed by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Its article 36(8)(a) states that " e States Parties shall, in the selection of judges, take into account the need, within the membersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Gbagbo
Koudou Laurent Gbagbo , FPI website . ( Gagnoa Bété: ; ; born 31 May 1945) is an Ivorian politician who was the from 2000 until his arrest in April 2011. A historian, Gbagbo was imprisoned in the early 1970s and again in the early 1990s, and he lived in exile in France during much of the 1980s as a result of his union activism. Gbagbo founded the (FPI) in 1982 and ran unsuccessfully for president against |
Socorro Flores Liera
María del Socorro Flores Liera (born 15 September 1965) known as Socorro Flores is a Mexican lawyer, diplomat and a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. She was Mexico Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Early and education Flores Liera was born in Mexico City. She studied Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana and obtained advanced degree in International Law from University Autonomous. Career She started her diplomatic career in1992 when she joined the Ministry of Foreign Relations and rose through the ranks to the position of Director of International Law in the Legal Consultancy and Coordinator of Advisors in the Undersecretariat for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. As a diplomat, she was in charge of the Mexican delegation involved in the negotiations which lead to the Rome Statute The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It was adopted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Chang-ho
Chung Chang-ho () is a South Korean judge who has been serving judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), serving since 2015. He is the second South Korean to serve in the chambers of the Court, following former president Song Sang-hyun. Education and career Chung was born in 1967 in South Korea and holds a B.A. in Law and an LL.M. in International Law from Seoul National University. He was a court martial judge in the Republic of Korea Air Force for three years from 1993 to 1996. Chung also served eight years as a district court judge and six years as a high court judge before his mandate at the ECCC. He was a research scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2001 and at the University of Hong Kong in 2005. Chung also served as a legal advisor and the South Korean delegate to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) at the South Korean embassy in Vienna, Austria, between 2008 and 2009. Chung then served as a United Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrest Warrant
An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property. Canada Arrest warrants are issued by a judge or justice of the peace under the Criminal Code. Once the warrant has been issued, section 29 of the code requires that the arresting officer must give notice to the accused of the existence of the warrant, the reason for it, and produce it if requested, if it is feasible to do so. Czech Republic Czech courts may issue an arrest warrant when it is not achievable to summon or bring in for questioning a charged person and at the same time there is a reason for detention (i.e. concern that the charged person would either flee, interfere with the proceedings or continue criminal activity, see Remand in the Czech Republic). The arrest warrant includes: * identification of the charged person * brief description of the act, for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Perrin De Brichambaut
Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (; born 29 October 1948) is a French career judge and diplomat. On 10 December 2014 he was elected a judge to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Until 30 June 2011 he was the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Early life and education Marc Perrin de Brichambaut was born in Rabat, Morocco. He graduated from France's École nationale d'administration in Paris in 1974. Career De Brichambaut joined the Council of State, France's supreme court for judicial review, in 1974. In 1983 and 1984, de Brichambaut was chief of staff to Roland Dumas, then Minister of European Affairs, and after Dumas became Minister of Foreign Affairs, de Brichambaut continued to serve as his chief of staff. In 1986, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as cultural Counsellor for the French Embassy, returning to Paris in 1988 as Principal Adviser to Defense Minister Jean-Pierre Chevenement. He was also adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Fremr
Robert Fremr (born 8 November 1957) is a Czech jurist who has been serving as a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2011. Early life and education From 1976 to 1980, Fremr studied at the Charles University Law School in Prague and earned his Doctor of Laws in 1981. Career Early career Fremr became a district judge in 1983 and judge of the Court of Appeal in 1986. Eisenhower Fellowships selected Robert Fremr in 1999 to represent the Czech Republic. From 1989 to 2003, he was a judge of the High Court in Prague. From 2004 to 2005 and from 2009 to 2010, he was a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic; from 2006 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2011 he was a judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. International Court of Justice, 2011–present On 13 December 2011, Fremr was elected a judge of the International Criminal Court in the second ballot. In March 2018, he was elected First Vice President of the ICC. As judge of the ICC, Fremr chaired th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile Eboe-Osuji
Chile Eboe-Osuji (born 2 September 1962) is a Distinguished International Jurist at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and a Special Advisor to the President's Office at Toronto Metropolitan University. In his role at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Eboe-Osuji is leading discussions on the international human rights regime, the international humanitarian law regime, the role of international courts/tribunals, and the rule of law. He will also play a key role in advancing Lincoln Alexander Law's international profile through teaching initiatives, programmatic collaborations, and public discourse. Prior to joining the law school, Eboe-Osuji served as the President of the International Criminal Court, The Hague from March 2018 to March 2021. The Nigerian-born Eboe-Osuji was also concurrently serving as a senior judge in the Appeals Division of the ICC during this time. Prior to his work with the International Criminal Court, he was the Legal Advisor to the United Nations Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
