Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra
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Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra is a Mali
an lawyer and judge. She has been a judge for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) and has been a judge of the International Criminal Court
since 2003.
Diarra received a Bachelor of Laws
from Dakar University and a Master of Laws
from the Mali École Nationale d’Administration (national college of public administration). She is also a graduate of the École Nationale de la Magistrature in Paris
.
In Mali, Diarra has been an examining magistrate, the president of the country's Assize Court, the president of the Criminal Chamber of the Bamako
Appeals Court, and the national director of the Justice Department of Mali.
Prior to being elected a judge of the ICC, Diarra was a judge for the ICTY. In 2003, she was elected as one of the first judges of the ICC. Diarra's term expires in 2012. In 2009, Diarra was serving as the First Vice-President of the ICC under the president Sang-Hyun Song. Diarra is a member of the ICC's Trial Division.
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
an lawyer and judge. She has been a judge for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
(ICTY) and has been a judge of the International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression .It came into being on 1 July 2002—the date its founding treaty, the Rome Statute of the...
since 2003.
Diarra received a Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...
from Dakar University and a Master of Laws
Master of Laws
The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...
from the Mali École Nationale d’Administration (national college of public administration). She is also a graduate of the École Nationale de la Magistrature in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
In Mali, Diarra has been an examining magistrate, the president of the country's Assize Court, the president of the Criminal Chamber of the Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
Appeals Court, and the national director of the Justice Department of Mali.
Prior to being elected a judge of the ICC, Diarra was a judge for the ICTY. In 2003, she was elected as one of the first judges of the ICC. Diarra's term expires in 2012. In 2009, Diarra was serving as the First Vice-President of the ICC under the president Sang-Hyun Song. Diarra is a member of the ICC's Trial Division.