Chris van den Wyngaert
Christine Baroness Van den Wyngaert (born 2 April 1952, Antwerp, Belgium), an international and comparative criminal law expert, has served since 2009 as a judge on the International Criminal Court.[1] She serves in the Trial Division Chamber. On 8 July 2013, Van den Wyngaert was ennobled by King Albert II of Belgium as a baroness for her services as a judge.
From 2003 to 2005 she was a Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and from 2000 to 2002 an ad hoc judge on the International Court of Justice.
Career
- 1974: Law degree from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium;[2]
- 1970s: Alternative career as singer-songwriter, performing (among others) with Ferre Grignard and Wannes Van de Velde, and resulting in a Long Play recording;[3][4]
- 1979: Ph.D in Law, University of Brussels, Belgium;[2]
- 1980: Ph.D thesis awarded with the Henri Rolin-prize;
- From 1985: Professor criminal law at the University of Antwerp;
- Visiting Fellow of the Centre for European Legal Studies (1994-1996) and of the Research Centre for International Law (1996‑1997) at the University of Cambridge;[5]
- 2001: Visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch;
- 2001: doctor honoris causa at the University of Uppsala;[2]
- 2000 - 2002: Ad hoc Judge at the International Court of Justice in the Yerodia case;[2][6]
- 2003 - 2005: Ad litem Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia;[2][7]
- From 17 November 2005 (term till 2009): Permanent Judge[2][8] at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia;
- 2006: Human Rights prize from Liga voor Mensenrechten.[4][9]
- from 2009: judge on the International Criminal Court.
References
- ↑ http://www.icc-cpi.int/en_menus/icc/structure%20of%20the%20court/chambers/the%20judges/Pages/judge%20christine%20van%20den%20wyngaert%20_belgium_.aspx
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 United Nations: Biographical Note Judge Christine VAN DEN WYNGAERT
- ↑ (In Dutch:) Website of Humanistisch Vrijzinnige Vereniging Antwerpen: Een wereld van ontmoetingen - Chris Van de Wyngaert ("A world of encounters: Chris Van de Wyngaert")
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 VRT news site 10 December 2006: Chris Van Den Wyngaert awarded
- ↑ Lex Mercatoria website: CRIME WITHOUT BORDERS - The 2nd Annual Conference of The International Criminal Law Association 15 June 2001 - Conference brochure
- ↑ International Court of Justice: Arrest Warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium) at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 August 2007)
- ↑ United Nations, 16 December 2003: Judges Christine Van Den Wyngaert and Krister Thelin Sworn in as Ad Litem Judges of the ICTY
- ↑ Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs Belgium, 19 November 2004: Professor Christine Van den Wyngaert elected as Permanent Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- ↑ (In Dutch:) Liga voor Mensenrechten website: Programme of "Prijs voor Mensenrechten" award, 10 December 2006
Bibliography
A list of publications by Van Den Wyngaert up to 2004 is enclosed in CV Judge Van den Wijngaert at the Foreign Affairs Belgium website.
As author
- Van Den Wyngaert, C. Political Offence Exception to Extradition: The Delicate Problem of Balancing the Rights of the Individual and the International Public Order. Kluwer Academic, 1980, ISBN 90-268-1185-3.
- (In Dutch:) Van Den Wyngaert, C. Strafrecht en strafprocesrecht in hoofdlijnen. 1991. 6th revised edition: Strafrecht, strafprocesrecht en internationaal strafrecht in hoofdlijnen. Maklu, 2006, ISBN 90-466-0065-3.
As (co-)editor
- Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. Criminal procedure systems in the European Community. Butterworths, 1993, ISBN 0-406-02276-3.
- Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. International Criminal Law and Procedure. Dartmouth - Ashgate, 1996, ISBN 1-85521-835-6.
- Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. International Criminal Law: A Collection of International and European Instruments. Brill Academic Publishers,
- 1996, ISBN 90-411-0303-1 (description at Alibris);
- 2000, ISBN 90-411-1443-2;
- 2005, ISBN 90-04-14294-0.
Further reading
- University of Antwerp website: Criminal law/international criminal law - C. Van den Wyngaert - Current research topics.