Patrick Lipton Robinson (born 29 January 1944) is a Jamaican jurist who was a judge of the International Court of Justice from February 2015 to 2024. Prior to this he was formerly the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, a position he held between 2008 and 2011[2] during which time his Chef de Cabinet was Gabrielle Louise McIntyre. He was first elected to the Tribunal in 1998 and has been re-elected twice since. In 2004, he presided over the trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former Yugoslav president.
His Excellency The Honourable Patrick Lipton Robinson | |
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| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office February 2015 – February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor |
| Succeeded by | Juan Manuel Gómez Robledo |
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| Born | 29 January 1944 Sheffield, Colony of Jamaica[1] |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies (BA) University of London (LLB) King's College London (LLM) |
He was educated at Jamaica College, University of the West Indies (BA, 1964), the University of London (LLB, 1968) and King's College London (LLM, 1972). He is the recipient of the national award, Order of Jamaica, awarded by the government of Jamaica for services to International Law and Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, and the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. He is the recipient of the award of Honorary Membership of the American Society of International Law for 2011.[3]
He is the author of the book Jamaican Athletics – A Model for 2012 and the World.
He 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.
Other positions held
edit- 1986: Chairman, United Nations Commission on Transnational Corporations
- 1988–1995: Commissioner, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- 1991–1996: Member, International Law Commission
- Since 1996: Member, International Bioethics Committee
- 1995–1996: Foreign member, Haiti Truth and Justice Commission
- 1998–2015: Judge, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- 2008–2011: President, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia[2]
- 2015–2024: Judge, International Court of Justice
References
edit- ^ Mohdin, Aamna (22 August 2023). "UK cannot ignore calls for slavery reparations, says leading UN judge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Former Presidents". ICTY official site. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ "The American Society of International Law Awards and Honors". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
External links
edit- Biography - ICTY page
- [1] Jamaican Athletics - A Model for 2012 and the World
- Video Citation at Jamaica College's Carlton Alexander Award Ceremony on YouTube
- Lecture by Patrick Lipton Robinson entitled Fairness and Efficiency in the Proceedings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law