Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko | |
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| Born | 1941 (age 81–82) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Other names | Judge and legal scholar |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of East Africa New York University School of Law Howard University School of Law |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | The Hague Academy of International Law University of Botswana |
Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko (born 1941) is a Ugandan judge and legal scholar. He was a member of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2008 to 2012, and currently serves as a judge on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
Early life and education
Nsereko comes from a family of nine children. His father Obadiah Busulwa was a former teacher and lay preacher in the Anglican Church, until he became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1950. Nsereko was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1960, during secondary school.[1]
Nsereko received his LLB from the University of East Africa, an MCJ from Howard University School of Law, and an LLM and JSD from New York University School of Law.[2]
Legal career
Nsereko was nominated to the ICC in 2007.[3] In 2009, he presided over an appeal of a criminal case against Germain Katanga.[4] In 2012, he was part of the majority panel in an ICC case regarding the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis.[5][6] He became a judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in March 2012.[7][8] He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on nominations of judges to the ICC.[citation needed]
Nsereko is a member of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative Advisory Council, a project of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis to establish the world’s first treaty on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Kibuuka, Hudson. "Daniel D. Ntande Nsereko". College and University Dialogue. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Judge Daniel Nsereko". Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
- ^ Osike, Felix; Candia, Steven (17 July 2007). "Uganda: Lawyer Nominated for ICC Judge". New Vision.
- ^ "Trial of Congolese militia leader can proceed, International Criminal Court rules". UN News. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Jalloh, Charles Chernor (2012). "Situation in the Republic of Kenya". American Journal of International Law. 106 (1). 121, note 9. doi:10.5305/amerjintelaw.106.1.0118. ISSN 0002-9300. S2CID 229170516.
- ^ "International Criminal Court case against Kenyan officials to proceed". UN News. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "New STL Prosecutor, Appeals Chamber Judge Sworn in". Naharnet. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "United Nations appoints Norman Farrell as STL prosecutor". The Daily Star. 1 March 2012. ISSN 1027-3883. ProQuest document ID 925643521.
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