Hans-Peter Kaul | |
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Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court | |
In office 11 March 2009 – 10 March 2012 | |
Preceded by | René Blattmann |
Succeeded by | Cuno Tarfusser |
Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
In office 11 March 2003 – 1 July 2014 | |
Nominated by | Germany |
Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
Personal details | |
Born | Glashütte, Germany | 25 July 1943
Died | 21 July 2014 | (aged 70)
Alma mater | Heidelberg University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Hans-Peter Kaul (25 July 1943 – 21 July 2014) was a German international law scholar and former diplomat and lawyer. From 11 March 2003 until 1 July 2014, he served as Judge at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. At the ICC, Kaul was President of the Pre-Trial Division from 2004 until March 2009 and again in 2014, and he was the Court's Second Vice-President from 2009 to 2012. In 2014, he resigned from the ICC for health reasons[1] but his condition became worse and he died on 21 July 2014.