Bruno Cotte Explained

Office:Judge of the International Criminal Court
Term End:31 May 2014
Nominator:France
Appointer:Assembly of States Parties
Office2:President of the Criminal Chamber of the French Court of Cassation
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2007
Office3:Counsel for the Prosecution of the French Court of Cassation
Term Start3:1995
Term End3:2000
Office4:Public Prosecutor of the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris
Term Start4:1990
Term End4:1995
Office5:Attorney General of the Versailles Court of Appeal
Term Start5:May 1990
Term End5:September 1990
Office6:Director for Criminal Affairs and Pardons in the French Ministry of Justice
Term Start6:1984
Term End6:1990
Birth Date:10 June 1945
Birth Place:Lyon, France

Bruno Cotte (born 10 June 1945 in Lyon) is a French jurist who served as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2007 to 2014.[1] [2] Prior to his appointment to the ICC, Cotte was a member of the Cour de Cassation, France's supreme court of appeal. He had been Director for Criminal Affairs and Pardons in the French Ministry of Justice, Attorney General of the Versailles Court of Appeal and a public prosecutor of the Paris district court. He was elected to the ICC in 2008 to fill a judicial vacancy and was elected from the Western European and Others group of states. He was on the ICC's List A of judges, which comprises those judges who are experts in criminal law.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court – Sixth session – New York, 30 November - 14 December 2007 – Official Records – Volume I. 12. August 27, 2024. International Criminal Court.
  2. Web site: Judge Bruno Cotte . 2024-08-27 . International Criminal Court.