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Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi

International and Supranational Court Judges

Silvia Alejandra Fernandez de Gurmendi is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and judge who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court from 18 November 2009 to 10 March 2018 and as its first woman President from March 2015 to March 2018. In 2020 she was elected President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court for the twentieth to twenty-second sessions, 2021 to 2023.

Facts
Role
President of the International Criminal Court 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Argentina 2
Born
1954 2
Birth Date
1954-10-24 2
Birthplace
Cordoba Province, Argentina 2
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 3
Role (category)
Judge 3
Role (category)
Lawyer 3
Role (category)
Diplomat 3
Classification
Field of Law
International Law 1
Gender
Female 2
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1. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Wikipedia)
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Quote, Full article, field of law
She served as presiding judge when the ICC rejected Libya's request to annul the international arrest warrant for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, ruling that the Libyan government was not yet capable of holding a fair trial by itself and it is obliged under international law to hand him over to the ICC.
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2. Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, Born line - date
    Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
  • Infobox, Born line - year
    Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
  • Infobox, Born line - place
    Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
  • Body text, career summary
    She was a judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 18 November 2009 to 10 March 2018 and was the first woman President of the ICC from March 2015 to March 2018.
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence (nationality)
    Silvia Alejandra Fernandez de Gurmendi, born 24 October 1954, is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and judge.
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3. Wikidata: Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
  • Wikidata Q2286706 self-citation (QID resolved for a previously unsourced jurist)
    P31 (instance of): human; QID resolved and verified for this jurist (Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi)
  • In Legal System: Law of Argentina, Silvia Alejandra Fernández de Gurmendi (born 24 October 1954) is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and judge.
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