Iulia Motoc
Romanian judge (born 1967) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iulia Antoanella Motoc (born 20 August 1967) is a Romanian judge and international law expert, currently a Judge of the International Criminal Court. Before beginning her service at the Court, she was a Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, a professor at the University of Bucharest and a Judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania.
Iulia Antoanella Motoc | |
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Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
Assumed office 11 March 2024 | |
Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
Judge at the European Court of Human Rights | |
In office 18 December 2013 – 2 July 2023 | |
Nominated by | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
Preceded by | Corneliu Birsan |
Succeeded by | Sebastian Rădulețu |
Judge at the Constitutional Court of Romania | |
In office 15 June 2010 – 17 December 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Toni Greblă |
Personal details | |
Born | (1967-08-20) 20 August 1967 (age 56)[1] Timișoara, Romania |
Spouse | Mihnea Motoc |
Children | Luca-Mihnea Motoc |
Occupation | Judge at European Court of Human Rights, professor and lawyer |
Motoc was UN Special Rapporteur for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and she chaired a number of international experts bodies and was Vice-President of the UN Human Rights Committee. On 1 October 2013, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Motoc a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Romania.[2] She received an absolute majority of votes cast by parliamentarians. Her nine-year term of office began on 18 December 2013. In August 2021, she was elected as a member of the Institut de Droit International.[3] On 28 March 2023, following a selection process, she was chosen by the Romanian Government to be Romania's candidate for the post of Judge at the International Criminal Court.[4][5]