By A South Korean man has been elected to be the President of a major global institution:
Judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague elected a new president for the court on Wednesday, choosing Sang-hyun Song of South Korea to replace outgoing Canadian Philippe Kirsch.
Judges at the world’s first permanent war crimes court also elected the court’s vice-presidents — Fatoumata Dembele Diarra of Mali as the first vice-president and Hans-Peter Kaul of Germany as the second vice-president.
All three were elected by an absolute majority for a term of three years, the court said in a statement.
The ICC said on its website that Song has extensive practical and academic experience in court management, criminal procedure and the law of evidence. As a member of the advisory committee to the Korean Supreme Court and Ministry of Justice, he participated in the reform of the national litigation system.
One of the four organs of the court, the court presidency is made up of the president and first and second vice-presidents. It is responsible for the administration of the court, except for issues concerning the Office of the Prosecutor.
Meanwhile, five judges were also sworn in on Wednesday. They were: Fumiko Saiga (Japan), Joyce Aluoch (Kenya), Sanji Mmasenono Monageng (Botswana), Christine van den Wyngaert (Belgium) and Cuno Tarfusser (Italy).
The ICC, which has been joined by 108 countries, has a bench of 18 judges, all of whom are nationals of states which are parties to the Rome Statute, which established the court. There are 10 female and eight male judges.
The court, which was set up in 2002, issued an arrest warrant last week for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur — the first warrant the court has issued against a sitting head of state.
In January the court also started its first trial. Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga faces charges of enlisting and conscripting children under 15 for hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [The Star]
3:35 pm on March 14th, 2009 1
This means genocide victims are now 20% at fault for "being there".
12:18 am on March 15th, 2009 2
Now that I have "let the cat our of the bag" about my retirement let me say I am so glad to have met so many new friends on this site. Actually, I consider all of you my buddies (even girls). At transition they stressed the importance of networking to get a job and just let me say that I consider all of you my little network.
Even though I have four failed marriages behind me, I have always been married to the Army (my first love)and know I can carry that love of job to any new employment I may obtain. I wish I could share with you all my evaluations. My supervsors alway write good things about me. I enjoy pulling out my old evaluations and reading them occasionally. Anytime I get blue, depressed (not that often only occasionally), or rejected I alway pull out my evaluations and read them. My evaluations are full of words like Values, Professional, Dedicated, Leadership,
Management, Respect, Resources, and words like that. Anyway, I thought it was important (another word used in my evaluations) to let my little network know about my special skills and talents (another thing I learned through ACAP). If you know of any good jobs let me know. Just post your contact information here and I will call you. I would like something in management or middle management – my forte.
Thanks
V/R
Col Moe
12:22 am on March 15th, 2009 3
I would like to correct the term "girls" used earlier to "woman". I don't want to offend anyone.
V/R
Col Moe
12:26 am on March 15th, 2009 4
Oops – would like to correct the term "woman" to "women". Also, I know there may be a few misspelled words and I know they are misspelled so actually I am a good speller but got into a hurry.
In management or middle management spelling is important and I know that.
10:26 pm on March 17th, 2009 5
Hi network friends (battle buddies).
Warrior Ethos!