The Registrar

Ms Silvana Arbia (Italy) was elected on 28 February 2008 as the new Registrar for a five-year term. She succeeds Mr Bruno Cathala.

Ms Arbia will exercise her functions under the authority of the President.

Ms Arbia has extensive experience in international law, criminal law, and the judicial management aspects of international criminal law. Prior to joining the ICC, she was the Chief of Prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), before which she was a Senior Trial Attorney and Acting Chief of Prosecutions in the Office of the Prosecutor, and led the prosecution of important cases before the ICTR.

Furthermore, Ms Arbia participated in the drafting of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as a member of Italian delegation at the 1998 Diplomatic Conference in Rome.

Ms Arbia holds a Laurea in Law from Padova University, Italy, and is a professional judge in Italy. She has published several essays and books on human rights and children’s rights.