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Julia Sebutinde | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2024 | |
| President | Nawaf Salam |
| Preceded by | Kirill Gevorgian |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Koroma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1954 Kampala, British Uganda |
| Spouse | John Bagunywa Sebutinde |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (LLB) Law Development Centre (Diploma) University of Edinburgh (LLM) |
Julia Sebutinde (born 28 February 1954) is a Ugandan jurist. She is currently serving her second term on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following her re-election on 12 November 2020.[1] She also is the current chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University, a university owned by Buganda kingdom. She has been a judge on the court since March 2012. She is the first African woman to sit on the ICJ.[2][3] Before being elected to the ICJ, Sebutinde was a judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She was appointed to that position in 2007.
On 6 February 2024, Julia Sebutinde was elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice.[4]
- ^ "Who is Julia Sebutinde? The judge against all ICJ rulings in Israel's case". Al Jazeera. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Butagira, Tabu (15 December 2011). "Justice Sebutinde Speaks on New World Court Job". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Julia Sebutinde – First African Woman Sworn in As Judge of UN Court". TheHabariNetwork.Com. Xinhua News Agency. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Judge Julia Sebutinde elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.