Daniel Nsereko Explained

Daniel Nsereko
Birth Name:Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko
Nationality:Ugandan
Other Names:Judge and legal scholar
Alma Mater:University of East Africa
New York University School of Law
Howard University School of Law
Workplaces:The Hague Academy of International Law
University of Botswana

Daniel David Ntanda Nsereko (born 1941) is a Ugandan judge and legal scholar. He was a member of the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2008 to 2012, and currently serves as a judge on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

Early life and education

Nsereko comes from a family of nine children. His father Obadiah Busulwa was a former teacher and lay preacher in the Anglican Church, until he became a Seventh-day Adventist in 1950. Nsereko was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1960, during secondary school.[1]

Nsereko received his LLB from the University of East Africa, an MCJ from Howard University School of Law, and an LLM and JSD from New York University School of Law.[2]

Legal career

Nsereko was nominated to the ICC in 2007.[3] In 2009, he presided over an appeal of a criminal case against Germain Katanga.[4] In 2012, he was part of the majority panel in an ICC case regarding the 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis.[5] [6] He became a judge of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in March 2012.[7] [8] He is currently a member of the Advisory Committee on nominations of judges to the ICC.

Nsereko is a member of the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative Advisory Council, a project of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at Washington University School of Law in St. Louis to establish the world’s first treaty on the prevention and punishment of crimes against humanity.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kibuuka. Hudson. Daniel D. Ntande Nsereko. 2020-09-14. College and University Dialogue.
  2. Web site: Judge Daniel Nsereko. Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
  3. Web site: Osike. Felix. Candia. Steven. 17 July 2007. Uganda: Lawyer Nominated for ICC Judge. New Vision.
  4. Web site: 2009-09-25. Trial of Congolese militia leader can proceed, International Criminal Court rules. 2020-09-13. UN News. en.
  5. Jalloh. Charles Chernor. 2012. Situation in the Republic of Kenya. American Journal of International Law. en. 106. 1. 121, note 9. 10.5305/amerjintelaw.106.1.0118. 229170516 . 0002-9300.
  6. Web site: 2011-08-30. International Criminal Court case against Kenyan officials to proceed. 2020-09-13. UN News. en.
  7. Web site: 2012-03-12. New STL Prosecutor, Appeals Chamber Judge Sworn in. 2020-09-13. Naharnet.
  8. News: 2012-03-01. United Nations appoints Norman Farrell as STL prosecutor. The Daily Star. 1027-3883. ProQuest document ID 925643521.