Solome Bossa
| Honorable Solome Bossa | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
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Assumed office 9 March 2018[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 14, 1956 Nsambya Hospital, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater |
Makerere University Law Development Centre Commonwealth Youth Centre University of London |
Solome Balungi Bossa, also (Solomy Balungi Bossa), (born 14 April 1956), is a Ugandan judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Immediately prior to her election to the ICC, she was a member of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which also doubles as the Constitutional Court, in the Judiciary of Uganda. She was elected to her current position on 5 December 2017.[2] She was sworn in on the court on Friday 9 March 2018.[1]
Background and education
She was born in Nsambya Hospital, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, on 14 April 1956. Her father, Stanley Walusimbi Ssesanga, was a lawyer and her mother was a housewife.[3][4] She attended Ugandan schools for her primary and secondary school education. In 1976, she was admitted to Makerere University, in Kampala, to study law. She graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1979. She hen obtained a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, also in Kampala. In 1987, she obtained a Certificate in Law Reporting, from the Commonwealth Youth Centre, in Lusaka, Zambia. Later, in 2016, she was awarded a Master of Laws (LLM) degree, by the University of London, specializing in Public International Law.[5][6]
Work history
Before ascending to the bench, Solome Bossa was a lecturer at the Law Development Centre, and she maintained a private legal practice. She became a judge at the High Court of Uganda in 1997. Since then, she has served on the East African Court of Justice, and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. At the time of her election to the ICC, she was a member of Uganda's Court of Appeal which also doubles as the Constitutional Court of Uganda.[4]
Justice Solome Bossa has extensive knowledge and experience in the law, human rights and women's rights. In 2014, she was elected Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, for a six-year term. She served as Judge at the Uganda High Court from 1997 until 2013. She was a member of the East African Court of Justice for five years, from 2001 until 2006. She was a member of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (UNICTR) from 2003 until 2013.[5][6][4]
Family
Solome Balungi Bossa is married to Joseph Bossa, a lawyer and Uganda People's Congress politician, since 1981. She is the mother of four children.[3][7]
See also
References
- 1 2 Wesaka, Anthony (9 March 2018). "Uganda's justice Bossa takes oath as ICC judge". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Butagira, Tabu (5 December 2017). "Justice Solome Bossa elected ICC judge". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- 1 2 Nantume, Gillian (4 February 2018). "Justice Bossa at a glance". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 UNMICT (6 December 2017). "United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals: Judge Solomy Balungi Bossa". United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (UNMICT). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- 1 2 IAWJ (2016). "International Association of Women Judges: Pioneering Women Judges on International Courts: Honourable Solomy Balungi Bossa". International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- 1 2 ACHPE. "African Court on Human and People's Rights: Justice Solomy Balungi Bossa – Uganda". African Court on Human and People's Rights (ACHPE).
- ↑ Kakaire, Sulaiman (16 May 2013). "Who are the new judges?". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 15 December 2017.