Elizabeth Odio Benito
Costa Rican international human rights judge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. She previously served as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and in her home country of Costa Rica was twice appointed Justice Minister, 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]
Quick Facts Second Vice-President of Costa Rica, President ...
Elizabeth Odio Benito | |
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Second Vice-President of Costa Rica | |
In office 8 May 1998 – 8 May 2002 | |
President | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |
Preceded by | Rebeca Grynspan |
Succeeded by | Luis Fishman |
Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
2nd Vice-President of the International Criminal Court | |
In office 2003–2006 | |
Succeeded by | René Blattmann |
Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
In office 2003–2012 | |
Nominated by | Panama |
Judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | |
In office 2016–2020 | |
Nominated by | Costa Rica |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-09-15) 15 September 1939 (age 84) Puntarenas, Costa Rica |
Alma mater | University of Costa Rica University of Buenos Aires National University of Costa Rica |
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