Fausto Pocar
Encyclopedia
Judge Fausto Pocar is an Italian
jurist. He is professor of International Law
at the University of Milan
. From 1984 to 2000, he was elected member of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, serving as the committee's chairman from 1991 to 1992. Pocar served in the Italian delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York
and to the Commission of Human Rights in Geneva several times. In 1999, he was appointed as a judge to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY), and was President of this tribunal from November 2005 to November 2008. He is also a member of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
(ICTR) since 2000.
An Article by him, International Criminal Tribunals and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law against Civilians and Prisoner of War, has recently been published in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010)
Italy
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jurist. He is professor of International Law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
at the University of Milan
University of Milan
The University of Milan is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 62,801 students, a teaching and research staff of 2,455 and a non-teaching staff of 2,200....
. From 1984 to 2000, he was elected member of the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations, serving as the committee's chairman from 1991 to 1992. Pocar served in the Italian delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York
New York City
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and to the Commission of Human Rights in Geneva several times. In 1999, he was appointed as a judge to 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 was President of this tribunal from November 2005 to November 2008. He is also a member of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 955 in order to judge people responsible for the Rwandan Genocide and other serious violations of international law in Rwanda, or by Rwandan...
(ICTR) since 2000.
An Article by him, International Criminal Tribunals and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law against Civilians and Prisoner of War, has recently been published in International Criminal Law and Human Rights, Manoj Kumar Sinha (ed.) (Manak Publications, New Delhi, 2010)