Fatou Bensouda

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Fatou Bensouda is a Gambian lawyer and international criminal law expert who served as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2012 to 2021.

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instanceOf human
international civil servant
lawyer
prosecutor
areaOfSpecialization international criminal law
maritime law
awardReceived Honorary Doctorate from Vrije Universiteit Brussel
World Peace Through Law Award
countryOfCitizenship Gambia NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1961-01-31
educatedAt International Maritime Law Institute
Nigerian Law School
Obafemi Awolowo University
surface form: University of Ife
employer International Criminal Court
endTime 2021-06-15
as ICC Chief Prosecutor: 2021
familyName Bensouda
fieldOfWork human rights law
international criminal law
gender female
givenName Fatou
hasWorkedOn Côte d’Ivoire situation at the ICC
Darfur conflict
surface form: Darfur situation at the ICC

Kenya post-election violence cases at the ICC
Libya situation at the ICC
Mali situation at the ICC
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
name Fatou Bensouda self-link
nationality Gambian
notableFor serving as Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
notableRole first African woman to serve as ICC Chief Prosecutor
notableWork prosecutions before the International Criminal Court
occupation diplomat
lawyer
prosecutor
placeOfBirth Banjul
positionHeld Attorney General of the Gambia
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Minister of Justice of the Gambia
precededBy Luis Moreno Ocampo
religion Islam
startTime 2012-06-15
as ICC Chief Prosecutor: 2012
succeededBy Karim Ahmad Khan
workLocation The Hague

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