Congratulations to all the following “Winners”
1. Miriam Defensor Santiago
Elected as judge to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC is the first permanent, treaty based, international criminal court established to help end impunity for the perpetrators of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community.
The ICC is an independent international organisation, and is not part of the United Nations system. Its seat is at The Hague in the Netherlands. Although the Court’s expenses are funded primarily by States Parties, it also receives voluntary contributions from governments, international organisations, individuals, corporations and other entities.
Santiago will be the the first Asian from a developing country to have a seat in the ICC. She is the third Filipino to be elected to UN courts. First, Chief Justice Cesar Bengzon to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), then Romeo Capulong to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
“I would like to thank my political enemies who may have campaigned to bring me out of the country” she said.
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