Akua Kuenyehia | |
|---|---|
| First Vice-President of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 11 March 2003 – 10 March 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Fatoumata Dembélé Diarra |
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 11 March 2003 – 10 March 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Ghana |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 Ghana |
Akua Kuenyehia (born 1947) is a Ghanaian academic and lawyer who served as judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2003 to 2015. She also served as First Vice-president of the Court.[1] She was one of the three female African judges at the ICC.
Kuenyehia represented Ghana on the United Nations' Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) committee in 2003 and worked hard to contribute to its reputation and influence.
Kuenyehia is an Honorary Fellow of Somerville College.[2]
She 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.