Raul Pangalangan

Summary

Raul Cano Pangalangan (born September 1, 1958) is a Filipino lawyer, and a retired[1] judge of the International Criminal Court.[2][3] A graduate of Political Science and Law from the University of the Philippines, Pangalangan received his Law master's degree (1986) and doctorate (1990) from Harvard Law School.[4] He became the dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law at UP Diliman from 1999 to 2005 and was the publisher of the Philippine Daily Inquirer.[3][4]

Raul Pangalangan
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office
July 13, 2015 – May 16, 2021
Nominated byPhilippines
Preceded byMiriam Defensor Santiago
Personal details
Born
Raul Cano Pangalangan

(1958-09-01) September 1, 1958 (age 65)
SpouseElizabeth Aguiling Pangalangan
EducationHarvard University (LLM, JSD)
The Hague Academy of International Law (Dip)
University of the Philippines Diliman (BA, LLB)

Pangalangan was elected as a judge of the ICC on June 24, 2015. He was sworn in as a judge on July 13, was scheduled to serve until March 10, 2021. He remained in office until 16 May to finish ongoing proceedings in accordance with paragraph 10, article 36 of the Rome Statute.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ex-UP Law dean Raul Pangalangan retires from ICC". GMA Network News. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute elects a judge". International Criminal Court. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Esguerra, Anthony Q. (25 June 2015). "Inquirer publisher Raul Pangalangan elected ICC judge". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b "PANGALANGAN, Raul C. (Philippines) Statement of qualifications" (PDF). International Criminal Court. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ Lozada, Aaron (14 July 2015). "Pangalangan sworn in as ICC judge". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 14 July 2015.