Christian Wenaweser

Christian Wenaweser is a Liechtenstein diplomat. He is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations.

Image of Christian Wenaweser in 2013

Education

Wenaweser was educated at the University of Zurich, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Munich, Germany.

Career

Since 2002, Wenaweser has been the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations. In this capacity, he has been particularly active in developing the International Criminal Court (ICC) further.

Within the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC, Wenaweser chaired the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression from 2003 and 2009.[1] In 2008, he was elected to a three-year term as the president of the Assembly of States Parties. In this position, he succeeded Bruno Stagno Ugarte of Costa Rica. In December 2011, he was succeeded as the President of the Assembly by Tiina Intelmann.

Between 2003 and 2005 Wenaweser also served as chairman of the ad hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel[2] From 2004 until 2005, he was vice-chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security Council Reform.

Other activities

References
  1. David Scheffer (July 1, 2010), Aggression Is Now a Crime International Herald Tribune.
  2. Christian Wenaweser International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ).
  3. Board of Advisors All Survivors Project.
  4. Honorary Advisory Council Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists.
  5. Advisory Board International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ).
  6. Members International Gender Champions (IGC).
  7. International Advisory Council International Peace Institute (IPI).
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