Chung Chang-ho (Korean정창호; born February 17, 1967) is a South Korean judge who has been serving as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2015. His nine-year term ended in March 2024, but he is continuing in office pursuant to Article 36 (10) of the Rome Statute to complete the trial of Alfred Yekatom and Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona.[1][2][3] He is the second South Korean to serve on the Court, following former president Song Sang-hyun.

Chung Chang-ho
Judge of the International Criminal Court
Assumed office
11 March 2015
Nominated bySouth Korea
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Judge of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
In office
1 August 2011 – 28 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1967-02-17) February 17, 1967 (age 57)

Education and career

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Chung speaking at Singapore Management University School of Law in 2018

Chung was born on February 17, 1967[4] in South Korea and holds a B.A. in Law and an LL.M. in International Law from Seoul National University. He was a court martial judge in the Republic of Korea Air Force for three years from 1993 to 1996. Chung also served eight years as a district court judge and six years as a high court judge before his mandate at the ECCC. He was a research scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2001 and at the University of Hong Kong in 2005. Chung also served as a legal advisor and the South Korean delegate to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) at the South Korean embassy in Vienna, Austria, between 2008 and 2009.[1]

Chung then served as a United Nations International Judge in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 2011 to 2015. There, he was a member of the Rules and Procedure Committee and the Judicial Administration Committee.[5]

Chung was elected to the International Criminal Court from the Asian Group of States, list A, for a term of nine years beginning 11 March 2015 and ending on the same day in 2024.[6] He was assigned first to the Pre-Trial Division and then to the Trial Division.[1] In 2021, he was the presiding judge in the proceedings that resulted in Congolese militia leader Bosco Ntaganda being sentenced to pay child soldiers and other victims a total of $30 million compensation, the Court's highest ever reparation order.[1][7]

Publications

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Chung has published extensively, most recently in the Harvard International Law Journal, echoing his long-standing opinion that the Asia-Pacific should move to create a regional court of human rights.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Judge Chang-ho Chung". International Criminal Court. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Six new judges sworn in today at the seat of the International Criminal Court". International Criminal Court. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ @IntlCrimCourt (March 8, 2024). "#ICC judge Chang-ho Chung will continue in office" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "정창호, 국제형사재판소 재판관 당선". mobile.newsis.com (in Korean). 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  5. ^ "Judge Chang-ho CHUNG". Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Courts of Cambodia. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "South Korean Chung Chang-ho elected as ICC judge". Arirang. December 9, 2014. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ Van Den Berg, Stephanie (8 March 2021). "War crimes court orders record $30 million compensation for Congo victims". Reuters. Retrieved 30 August 2024.