Bertram Schmitt
| Bertram Schmitt | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
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Assumed office 11 March 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Germany |
| Preceded by | Hans-Peter Kaul |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 September 1958 Dieburg, Hesse, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Goethe University Frankfurt |
Bertram Schmitt (born September 9, 1958) is a German jurist. He was a judge at the Bundesgerichtshof and has been a judge of the International Criminal Court since 2015.
Career
Early career
Between 2005 and 2015, Schmitt served as judge at the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Germanys supreme court for civil and criminal matters.
In 2009, Schmitt was appointed as an ad-hoc judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). From 2009, he represented Germany on the Eurojust Joint Supervisory Body in The Hague.
Since 2000, Schmitt has been an adjunct professor for criminal law, criminal procedure and criminology at the University of Würzburg. He is one of two authors of the standard German commentary on criminal procedure,[1] which includes the annotation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECtHR).
Judge of the International Criminal Court, 2015-present
In December 2014, Schmitt was proposed as a judge at the International Criminal Court by the German government.[2] On December 10, 2014, he was elected in the sixth ballot[3] and assumed office on March 11, 2015.[4] He serves in the trial division of the court.
References
- ↑ Lutz Meyer-Goßner / Bertram Schmitt: Strafprozessordnung: StPO - Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz, Nebengesetze und ergänzende Bestimmungen, 58. Auflage 2015, ISBN 978-3-406-67500-3.
- ↑ Nominations. Assembly of States Parties. Last seen May 7, 2014.
- ↑ 2014 - Election of six judges - Results. Assembly of States Parties. Last seen December 13, 2014.
- ↑ Judge Schmitt Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.. International Criminal Court. Last seen March 28, 2015.