Nigerian listed as category A judge of International Criminal Court
Chile Eboe-Osuji, the newly elected judge of the
International Criminal Court (ICC) at The
Hague, has been listed as one of the category ‘A’
judges of the court. Eboe-Osuji, a Nigerian, was elected as one of the six
judges of the Court on December 16, during the 10th session of the Assembly of
States Parties of the ICC at the UN Headquarters in New York
According to a statement published on the ICC website on
Monday, judges listed ‘A’ had established competence in criminal law.
The statement noted that the list ‘B’ judges had competence
in relevant areas of international law, such as international humanitarian as
well as human rights law.
Eboe-Osuji had been placed to handle cases within the Group
of African States among others.
Other judges listed on the same category with the Nigerian
are Aquinas Carmona of Trinidad and Tobago,
who was placed in the Group of Latin American and Caribbean
States, and Robert Fremr of Czech Republic
placed in the Group of Eastern European States.
Others were, Venecia Herrera of Dominican
Republic, also placed in the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States,
while Howard Morrison of the UK
was placed in the Group of Western European and other States.
The only judge listed on ‘B’ was Miriam Defensor-Santiago of
The Philippines, placed in the Group of Asia Pacific States.
They were elected for a term of office of nine years that
would commence on March 11, 2012.
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