The Composition Of The Judges Who Will Decide On The Issue Of Issuing An Arrest Warrant For Lukashenko Has Become Known
- 28.03.2026, 18:19
The panel consisted of three judges.
The composition of the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will consider the situation in Belarus, including the issue of possible issuance of warrants, has become known.
This was told in Facebook Belarusian lawyer Ekaterina Deikalo.
The panel consisted of three judges: Iulia Motoc (Romania), Rene Alapini-Gansou (Benin) and Socoro Flores Liera (Mexico). The panel is composed entirely of women.
Julia Motoc has considerable experience in international law: prior to her appointment to the ICC, she served as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights for about ten years, and previously at the Constitutional Court of Romania. She has also held various positions within the UN system, including as Special Rapporteur on the Democratic Republic of Congo and on genetics and human rights. Motoc is a doctor of law and professor and has taught at a number of universities.
Renee Alapini-Gansou is the second vice president of the ICC. Prior to joining the court, she was associated for 12 years with the African Commission on Human Rights, which she chaired for a period. She has also worked on post-genocide justice in Rwanda and has worked for various UN entities. In 2011, she was elected to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. In her home country, she has initiated legislative changes in the field of women's rights and taught criminal law.
Alapini-Gansou has participated in the decision-making in a number of high-profile international cases, including the 2008 conflict in Georgia. In 2024, a Russian court issued a warrant for her arrest.
Socoro Flores Liera is a career diplomat who has worked within Mexico's Foreign Ministry system. She served as the country's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva and participated in the process of establishing the International Criminal Court. She also represented Mexico at the UN International Court of Justice in the case of Avena v. United States, which concerned the violation of the rights of Mexican citizens sentenced to death.
This is the panel that will decide the case. As Catherine Deykalo notes, the ICC process itself is important because it makes more transparent who and how makes key decisions in international justice.
We will remind, in 2024, Lithuania transferred evidence of crimes of Lukashenko against Belarusians to the International Criminal Court.