Name: Fatou B. Bensouda
Position: Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
Career: General Manager of a leading commercial bank in The Gambia, 1987-2000; Legal Adviser and Trial Attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, rising to the position of Senior Legal Advisor and Head of The Legal Advisory Unit; ICC Deputy Prosecutor, 8 September 2004 - 16 June 2012; Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), 16 June 2012 - Present.
Education: Masters degree in International Maritime Law and Law of The Sea.
Born: 31 January 1961, Gambia
Links
BBC News - Africa’s Fatou Bensouda is new ICC chief prosecutor
The Guardian - Fatou Bensouda - Law
The Guardian - Fatou Bensouda - Law - Is Fatou Bensouda exactly what the ICC needs?
TIME - Fatou Bensouda - 2012 TIME 100: The Most Influential People in the World
Videos
Stanley Foundation | ICC Prosecutor-Elect Fatou Bensouda Talks Court’s Role in R2P | 19 January 2012
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