Courts & Tribunals: ICTY Judges Begin Fourth Term of Office
On 17 November 2005, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) permanent judges began their fourth term of office. The 16 permanent judges are elected by the UN General Assembly and serve for a term of four years. In addition, 27 ad litem judges also serve at the ICTY. Ad litem judges sit on one or a number of specific trials for a period of up to three years and cannot be re-elected. Ad litem judges are appointed by the UN Secretary General on recommendation of the President of the ICTY.
The ICTY permanent judges for the fourth term of office are:
- Theodor Meron (United States of America)
- Fausto Pocar (Italy)
- Patrick Lipton Robinson (Jamaica)
- Carmel A. Agius (Malta)
- Liu Daqun (China)
- Mohamed Shahabuddeen (Guyana)
- Mehmet Güney (Turkey)
- Andresia Vaz (Senegal)
- Alphonsus Martinus Maria Orie (Netherlands)
- Wolfgang Schomburg (Germany)
- O-Gon Kwon (South Korea)
- Jean-Claude Antonetti (France)
- Kevin Parker (Australia)
- Iain Bonomy (United Kingdom)
- Bakone Justice Moloto (South Africa)
- Christine Van den Wyngaert (Belgium)
In addition, on 17 November 2005, the permanent judges of the ICTY elected a new President and Vice President of the Tribunal to serve two-year terms. Effective immediately, the Tribunal selected Judge Fausto Pocar (Italy) to serve as President of the Tribunal and Judge Kevin Parker (Australia) to serve as Vice-President.
Further Information:
ICTY homepage
General Information regarding the operation of the ICTY
Biography of Judge Pocar
Biography of Judge Parker