Florence Rita Arrey
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Cameroon |
| Name wey dem give am | Florence, Rita |
| Family name | Arrey |
| Ein date of birth | 18 May 1948 |
| Place dem born am | Mamfe |
| Ein occupation | judge, jurist, lawyer |
| Position ehold | Judge of the International Criminal Court, Member of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon |
| Educate for | University of Lagos, University of London, National School of Administration and Magistracy |
| Member of | Member of the Constitutional Council of Cameroon |
Florence Rita Arrey (born 1948) be Cameroonian judge wey come turn de first female chief justice for de Court of Appeal.[1] She serve for de Supreme Court of Cameroon, wey she be vice president of de International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. For 2014, dem appoint am as director of judicial professions for de Cameroonian Ministry of Justice.
Ein early life den education
[edit | edit source]Dem born Arrey for Cameroon for 18 May 1948.[2][3] She study law for de University of Lagos, Nigeria, wey she get ein Diploma for Legal Drafting den Certificate for International Law from de University of London.[4]
Ein career
[edit | edit source]Arrey be de first woman wey dem appoint am as State Counsel for Cameroon for 1974.[4] Dem appoint am for de Court of Appeal for 1984, wey for 1990 she come turn de first woman wey be chief justice.[4] For 2000, dem appoint am for de Supreme Court of Cameroon.[4]
United Nations General Assembly elect Arrey as ad litem judge for de International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for 2003. For 2012, dem elect am as vice president of de ICTR den judge for de Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals.[5]
For 2014, dem appoint Arrey as director of judicial professions for de Ministry of Justice Cameroon.[4] She be president den founder of de Cameroon Association of Women Judges, wey she be vice president of de International Association of Women Judges.[4]
For International Women's Day for 2011, dem name Arrey as one of Cameroon ein 50 most influential women.[5]
Works
[edit | edit source]- Arrey, Florence Rita (2000). "Legislative and Judicial Treatment of Family Relations in Cameroon". In United Nations. Division for the Advancement of Women (ed.). Bringing International Human Rights Law Home: Judicial Colloquium on the Domestic Application of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. United Nations Publications. pp. 138–140. ISBN 9789211302042.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Constitutional Council: A woman of substance buried in the eleven-man Council". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
- ↑ "Hon. Florence Rita Arrey". International Association of Women Judges. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
- ↑ Who's Who in Public International Law. doi:10.1163/1570-6664_wwpil_wwpil_SIM_person_40714.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Judge Florence Rita Arrey | UNITED NATIONS | International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals". www.irmct.org. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 "ICTR gets new leadership". The New Times (in English). 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
External links
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- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- CS1 English-language sources (en)
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- Cameroonian people
- 1948 births
- University of Lagos alumni
- Cameroonian judges
- Cameroonian women judges
- Women chief justices
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda judges
- Cameroonian judges of United Nations courts den tribunals
- First women chief justices