María del Socorro Flores Liera (born 15 September 1965), known as Socorro Flores, is a Mexican lawyer, diplomat and judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Prior to this tenure, she was Mexico's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.[1][2]
María del Socorro Flores Liera | |
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| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
| Assumed office 11 March 2021 | |
| Nominated by | Mexico |
| Appointed by | Assembly of States Parties |
| Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations in Geneva | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jorge Lomónaco Tonda |
| Succeeded by | Francisca Elizabeth Méndez Escobar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1965 Mexico City, Mexico |
Early and education
editFlores Liera was born in Mexico City. She studied Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana and obtained advanced degree in International Law from National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Career
editShe started her diplomatic career in 1992 when she joined the Ministry of Foreign Relations and rose through the ranks to the position of Director of International Law in the Legal Consultancy and Coordinator of Advisors in the Undersecretariat for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights.[3] As a diplomat, she was in charge of the Mexican delegation involved in the negotiations which lead to the Rome Statute in 1998[1] and in consequence to the establishment of the International Criminal Court.[4] She was the head of the General Directorate for Global Issues (DGTG) and General Director of American Regional Organizations and Mechanisms (DGOMRA) from 2013 to 2015. In 2017, she was appointed Mexico's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.[4] She was elected Judge of the International Criminal Court by the Assembly of States Parties to the ICC following the Court's Independent Expert Report which showed that Liera received the highest rating and the highest number of votes among 18 contenders. She was sworn in to the court on 10 March 2021.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Ambassador Socorro Flores Liera sworn in as judge on the International Criminal Court". Government of Mexico. 10 March 2021.
- ^ "María del Socorro Flores Liera Archivos". Líderes Mexicanos. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ SinEmbargo.MX |. "María del Socorro Flores asume como la primera Jueza mexicana de Corte Internacional en La Haya". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Socorro Flores de Liera". www.icc-cpi.int. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "node:title". IBERO (in Spanish). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "María del Socorro Flores Liera, la primera mexicana en ser jueza en la Corte Penal Internacional". El Financiero (in Spanish). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Internacional, María del Socorro Flores se convierte en la primera jueza mexicana en la Corte Penal (10 March 2021). "María del Socorro Flores se convierte en la primera jueza mexicana en la Corte Penal Internacional". Reporte Indigo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 25 September 2021.