Olufemi Elias

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Olufemi Elias
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In office
1 January 2017 – 30 June 2020
Preceded byJohn Hocking
Succeeded byAbubacarr Marie Tambadou
Personal details
NationalityNigerian
OccupationRegistrar (United Nations Assistant Secretary-General) of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)

Olufemi Elias is a Nigerian lawyer who served as Registrar of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) until 30 June 2020.[1]

Early life and education[]

Elias studied at Corona School, and then Igbobi College, Lagos, Nigeria before obtaining a law degree from the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate from University College London.[2] He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.

His father, Justice Taslim Olawale Elias was the very first Attorney-General and Chief Justice of Nigeria and a judge and President of the International Court of Justice.[3]

Career[]

Elias has held several functions including being a Judge for Staff Appeals, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL); Legal Adviser and Director, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague; Executive Secretary (Registrar), World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Washington D.C.; Senior Legal Officer, OPCW; Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary, United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC), Geneva and Legal Adviser, Governing Council Secretariat, UNCC.

Elias is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London and has taught at the King's College London and the University of Buckingham. He is also the author of several publications in the field of International Law and was awarded the Honorary Membership Award of the American Society of International Law (ASIL) in recognition of his contributions to international law.

At the 2020 election, Elias joined the race to serve as a Judge of the International Court of Justice [4]

Functions at the Mechanism[]

The Registrar heads the Registry, which provides administrative, legal, policy and diplomatic support services to all organs of the Mechanism.

Statements and Speeches[]

Date Statement or Speech
11 Jul 2018 [1] Registrar Elias' Address at the commemoration of the Srebrenica genocide
8 Mar 2018 [2] Registrar Elias' message in commemoration of International Women's Day 2018
17 May 2017 [3] Registrar Elias’ remarks at the Diplomatic Briefing at the Hague branch of the Mechanism

Other activities[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Secretary-General Appoints Olufemi Elias of Nigeria Registrar of International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals| Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Ban Ki-Moon Appoints Nigeria's Dr. Olufemi Elias as Asst. Sec.-Gen. & Registrar of UN MICT". Bella Naija. 5 December 2016.
  3. ^ "CLOSE-UP: Femi Elias, the former UN assistant secretary-general seeking a seat at the World Court". Mayowa Tijani. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "General Assembly, in Second Secret Ballot Round, Elects Five Judges to Serve Nine-Year-Long Terms on International Court of Justice | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. UN News Centre. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. ^ Members International Gender Champions (IGC).


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