Summary:
- Justice Solomy Balungi Bossa from Uganda appointed to ICC Appeal Chambers, responsible for reviewing judgments. ICC assigns specific situations to Pre-Trial Chambers I, II, and III.
The ICC Presidency has appointed Justice Solomy Balungi Bossa to the Appeal Chambers of the International Criminal Court (ICC). This division is responsible for reviewing judgments and sentencing decisions, with the authority to order new trials if necessary.
Bossa previously served as a Court of Appeal Judge in Uganda, with additional responsibilities in the Constitutional Court.
She joins Judges Tomoko Akane, Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, Gocha Lordkipanidze, and Erdenebalsuren Damdin in the Appeal Division.
The Trial Division includes judges Kimberly Prost, Joanna Korner, Miatta Maria Samba, Althea Violet Alexis-Windsor, Keebong Paek, Nicolas Guillou, and Beti Hohler, as stated in the March 8, 2024, announcement.
The Pre-Trial Division comprises Judges Rosario Salvatore Aitala, Reine Alapini-Gansou, MarÃa del Socorro Flores Liera, Sergio Gerardo Ugalde GodÃnez, Iulia Motoc, and Haykel Ben-Mahfoudh.
The statement outlines the assignment of specific situations to Pre-Trial Chambers I, II, and III, including those in various countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali, and others.
