Raul Pangalangan
Filipino lawyer (born 1958)
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Raul Cano Pangalangan (born September 1, 1958) is a Filipino lawyer and a retired judge of the International Criminal Court.[1]
September 1, 1958
Raul Pangalangan | |
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Pangalangan in 2014 | |
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
| In office June 24, 2015 – May 16, 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Philippines |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Preceded by | Miriam Defensor Santiago |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raul Cano Pangalangan September 1, 1958 |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Aguiling Pangalangan |
| Education | University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LLB) Harvard University (LLM, JSD) |
Early life and education
Raul Cano Pangalangan studied political science and law at the University of the Philippines and is a member of the UP Alpha Sigma fraternity.[2] He earned his Master of Laws (1986) and Doctor of Juridical Science (1990) degrees from Harvard Law School in the United States.[3]
Career
Pangalangan served as the dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law from 1999 to 2005 and was the publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.[3][4]
In June 2015, a special election was held by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of one of its judges: Miriam Defensor Santiago, the first Filipino to be elected as an ICC judge but never took the bench, resigned in June 2014 due to poor health.[4][5][6] Pangalangan, who was nominated by the Philippines, was elected as the new judge, receiving 59 votes; the other nominee, Jordanian Ibrahim Aljazy, received 25 votes.[4][7][8] Pangalangan was sworn in as a judge on July 13.[9][10]
Pangalangan was the presiding judge of the chamber that convicted Islamist militant Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi of the war crime of destruction of cultural heritage during the Mali War.[11] Pangalangan was also a member of the chamber that convicted Lord's Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen of 61 war crimes and crimes against humanity.[12]
Pangalangan was scheduled to serve until March 10, 2021. He remained in office until May 16 to finish ongoing proceedings in accordance with paragraph 10, article 36 of the Rome Statute.[13]
