During the ICTR 17th Plenary Session on 21 May 2007, the judges elected
Judge Dennis C. M. Byron (St. Kitts and Nevis) as President of the ICTR and
Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan) as Vice-President.
Judge Byron replaces Judge Erik Møse (Norway), with effect from 29 May
2007. Judge Møse has served for four years, which is the maximum term
according to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. Judge Byron arrived at
the Tribunal in June 2004 and is a member of Trial Chamber III. Prior to
joining the Tribunal, he served as Judge and later as Chief Justice of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He began his career in private practice as
a Barrister in 1966. In 2000, Judge Byron was conferred the honor of Knight
Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2004, he was appointed to be
a member of the Privy Council (UK).
Judge Khan replaces Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar), who did not seek
re-election as Vice-President. Judge Khan has been a judge at the Tribunal
since August 2003 and is presiding Judge of Trial Chamber III. Prior to
joining the Tribunal, she served as a Judge on the High Court of Peshawar,
where she was the first Pakistani woman ever appointed to that position.
She began her career as a civil judge in 1974 and later became the Deputy
Secretary in the Law Department of the Government of the North-West
Frontier Province of Pakistan. She was also the first woman to be appointed
as Sessions Judge in the Indian subcontinent.
During the Plenary, the Judges adopted two amendments to the Rules and
exchanged views on issues to be solved in connection with the Completion
Strategy.
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Judge Dennis C. M. Byron (St. Kitts and Nevis) as President of the ICTR and
Judge Khalida Rachid Khan (Pakistan) as Vice-President.
Judge Byron replaces Judge Erik Møse (Norway), with effect from 29 May
2007. Judge Møse has served for four years, which is the maximum term
according to the Rules of Procedure and Evidence. Judge Byron arrived at
the Tribunal in June 2004 and is a member of Trial Chamber III. Prior to
joining the Tribunal, he served as Judge and later as Chief Justice of the
Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He began his career in private practice as
a Barrister in 1966. In 2000, Judge Byron was conferred the honor of Knight
Bachelor by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In 2004, he was appointed to be
a member of the Privy Council (UK).
Judge Khan replaces Judge Arlette Ramaroson (Madagascar), who did not seek
re-election as Vice-President. Judge Khan has been a judge at the Tribunal
since August 2003 and is presiding Judge of Trial Chamber III. Prior to
joining the Tribunal, she served as a Judge on the High Court of Peshawar,
where she was the first Pakistani woman ever appointed to that position.
She began her career as a civil judge in 1974 and later became the Deputy
Secretary in the Law Department of the Government of the North-West
Frontier Province of Pakistan. She was also the first woman to be appointed
as Sessions Judge in the Indian subcontinent.
During the Plenary, the Judges adopted two amendments to the Rules and
exchanged views on issues to be solved in connection with the Completion
Strategy.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) http://www.ictr.org