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Chile Eboe-Osuji | |
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| 4th President of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 11 March 2018 – 10 March 2021 | |
| Appointed by | Judges of the ICC |
| Preceded by | Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi |
| Succeeded by | Piotr Hofmański |
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 11 March 2012 – 10 March 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Nigeria |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1962 Anara, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Calabar McGill University University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Judge |
Chile Eboe-Osuji (born 2 September 1962) is a Nigerian jurist. He is the International Jurist at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, a Special Advisor to the President's Office at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Member of the Media Freedom Coalition's High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom.
In his role at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law, Eboe-Osuji leads discussions on the international human rights regime, the international humanitarian law regime, the role of international courts and tribunals, and the rule of law.
Prior to joining the law school, Eboe-Osuji served as the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague from March 2018 to March 2021. The Nigerian-born Eboe-Osuji was also concurrently serving as a senior judge in the Appeals Division of the ICC during this time.
Prior to his work with the International Criminal Court, he was the Legal Advisor to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. He also served at various times as a senior prosecutor at both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone.