George Gelaga King
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Justice George Gelaga King of Sierra Leone
is a judge in West Africa and currently a justice on the Special Court for Sierra Leone
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Justice George Gelaga King has been President of the Sierra Leone Court of Appeal and of Court of Appeal of the Gambia. He served as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland from 1974 to 1978, and was at the same time Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO
. Between 1978 and 1980 he served as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
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Justice King taught law at the Sierra Leone Law School from 1990 to 2005. He is Chairman of both the Sierra Leone Law Journal and the Gambian National Council for Law Reporting, and was a member of the Sierra Leone Council of Legal Education. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
He has been a Judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone since December 2002. He was president of the court from 2006 to 2008, being elected to two one-year terms. The Appeals Court Judges also selected Justice Emmanuel Ayoola
of Nigeria as Vice-President at the same time King was reelected. He will succeed Justice Renate Winter of Austria.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
is a judge in West Africa and currently a justice on the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Special Court for Sierra Leone
The Special Court for Sierra Leone is an independent judicial body set up to "try those who bear greatest responsibility" for the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sierra Leone after 30 November 1996 during the Sierra Leone Civil War...
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Justice George Gelaga King has been President of the Sierra Leone Court of Appeal and of Court of Appeal of the Gambia. He served as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to France, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland from 1974 to 1978, and was at the same time Sierra Leone’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. Between 1978 and 1980 he served as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
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Justice King taught law at the Sierra Leone Law School from 1990 to 2005. He is Chairman of both the Sierra Leone Law Journal and the Gambian National Council for Law Reporting, and was a member of the Sierra Leone Council of Legal Education. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
He has been a Judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone since December 2002. He was president of the court from 2006 to 2008, being elected to two one-year terms. The Appeals Court Judges also selected Justice Emmanuel Ayoola
Emmanuel Ayoola
Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola is a Nigerian lawyer and judge who became Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission in 2005. He is also a judge of the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.-Early years:...
of Nigeria as Vice-President at the same time King was reelected. He will succeed Justice Renate Winter of Austria.