Chris Van Den Wyngaert

Overview

Christine Van Den Wyngaert born Antwerp, Belgium April 2, 1952. Former singer and songwriter; professor of international law. Judge of World Court in arrest warrant case, 2000-02; judge of Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal (ICTY), 2003-09; judge International Criminal Court, 2009-present. League of Human Rights prizewinner, 2006. Presiding judge in sentencing Bosnian Croat commander Ivica Rajic for 1993 destruction of Stupni Do, 2005; sentenced Bosnian Serb soldier Dragan Zelenović for torture and rape of eight Muslim women as crimes against humanity, 2007.

Quotations

"The sentence should reflect that the crimes were committed on a large scale and were of a particularly violent nature and caused severe pain to the victims and their relatives." (May 8, 2006, ICC Rajic trial, p.273; photo ICTY)