Kuniko Ozaki
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Kuniko Ozaki 尾崎久仁子 | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 11 March 2015 – 10 March 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Judges of the ICC |
| Preceded by | Cuno Tarfusser |
| Succeeded by | Marc Perrin de Brichambaut |
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office 18 November 2009 – 10 March 2018 | |
| Nominated by | Japan |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1956 |
Kuniko Ozaki (尾崎久仁子, Ozaki Kuniko), (born 1956[1]) is a Japanese lawyer who served as judge of the International Criminal Court and the Presiding Judge of Trial Chamber V, constituted to try the cases against four Kenyan nationals. Specially-appointed professor of International Human Right Law at Chuo University Faculty of Law (2021-).[2]
Ozaki graduated from University of Tokyo in 1978 and, in 1982, was awarded an M.Phil. in International Relations at Oxford University.[1]
Afterwards, Ozaki worked in several positions for the Japanese Foreign Ministry.[1] From 2006 to 2009, she worked for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) where she was a Director for Treaty Affairs.[1] In addition to her role in the diplomatic service, she has worked as a professor of international law at Tohoku University and at other universities. She also has written on international criminal law and other fields of law.[1]
