Judge Carmel (Lino) Agius has been elected by acclamation as vice-president of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for a two-year term, effective November 17.
This is the first time that a Maltese judge has been elected vice-president of a United Nations international court or tribunal. At the same meeting Judge Theodor Meron (USA) was elected President of the ICTY also by acclamation.
Justice Minister Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici congratulated Judge Agius on his election.
Judge Agius is currently an Appeals Chamber judge of the ICTY and the ICTR (Rwanda Tribunal).