Elizabeth Odio Benito

Elizabeth Odio Benito
Odio Benito in 2018
Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
In office
2016–2020
Nominated byCosta Rica
Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2003 – 10 March 2006
Succeeded byRené Blattmann
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2003 – 31 August 2012
Nominated byPanama
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Second Vice-President of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1998 – 8 May 2002
Serving with Astrid Fischel
PresidentMiguel Ángel Rodríguez
Preceded byRebeca Grynspan
Succeeded byLuis Fishman
Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
In office
November 1993 – November 1995
Succeeded byAdolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte [Wikidata]
Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
In office
17 November 1993 – 16 November 1998
Personal details
Born (1939-09-15) 15 September 1939 (age 85)
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Alma materUniversity of Costa Rica
University of Buenos Aires
National University of Costa Rica

Elizabeth Odio Benito (born 15 September 1939) is a lawyer and politician from Costa Rica. She served as President in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from 2018 to 2020. She was a Vice-President of the International Criminal Court and of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. She was twice appointed Justice Minister in her home country of Costa Rica, later becoming Vice-President of the Republic.[1] Her background is as an academic lawyer, specialising in the administration of justice and human rights, in particular the rights of women.[2]