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.
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RolePresident of the International Criminal Court 2 Nationality / Jurisdiction BirthplaceCordoba Province, Argentina 2 Role
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1. Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi (Wikipedia)
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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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Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
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Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
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Born (1954-10-24) 24 October 1954 (age 71) Cordoba Province, Argentina
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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.
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Silvia Alejandra Fernandez de Gurmendi, born 24 October 1954, is an Argentine lawyer, diplomat and judge.
View the Source3. Wikidata: Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi
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- 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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