Mohamed Chande Othman

The Hon. Chief Justice
Mohamed Chande Othman
The Hon. Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman
Chief Justice of Tanzania
	In office; 28 December 2010 – 18 January 2017
Appointed by	Jakaya Kikwete
Preceded by	Augustino Ramadhani
Succeeded by	Ibrahim Hamis Juma
2rd IJA Governing Council chairman
President	Benjamin Mkapa
Preceded by	Ambassador Paul Rupia
Succeeded by	John Mrosso
Personal details
Born	1 January 1952 (age 72); Tanganyika Territory
Alma mater	UDSM; Webster University Geneva; The Hague Academy of International Law
Profession	Judge; prosecutor; author

Mohamed Chande Othman (born 1 January 1952) is a Tanzanian lawyer and a former Chief Justice of Tanzania.

Internationally he is highly respected for his deep understanding of political, legal and other dimensions relating to International Humanitarian Law, Refugee Law, Criminal Law and Evidence, and Peacekeeping. He held various positions as expert advisor and UN prosecutor at criminal tribunals such as the UNDP Cambodia, the East Timor (UNTAET), the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), UN Human Rights Council for a) the Israel-Lebanon Armed Conflict and b) the Southern Sudan.

Currently he is head of the UN Independent Panel of Experts that examine new information on Dag Hammarskjölds death.^[1]

Education

LL.B (Hon), University of Dar es Salaam, 1974
M.A (International Relations) Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland, 1982
Certificate, The Hague Academy of International Law, the Netherlands, 1983

Biography

United Nations High Level positions

Head of the UN Independent Panel of Experts, charged with the assessment and examination of new information relating to the tragic death of the former UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld (since Mar. 2015)^[1]^[2]
UN Human Rights Council's:^[3] Member of the High-Level Commission of Inquiry into the Situation in Lebanon following the Israel-Lebanon Armed Conflict (2006)^[4]
UN Human Rights Council's:^[3] Independent Expert on the human rights situation in the Sudan (2009–2010). He visits Southern Sudan and the Abyei area.^[5]^[6]
Prosecutor general of East Timor (UNTAET) (Jun-1999 – Jul-2002)
Chief of Prosecutions of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) (1998–2000)^[7]

Tanzania Justice Department positions

Chief Justice of Tanzania (Dec. 2010 – Jan. 2017 )^[8]^[9]
High Court Judge (Dec. 2003 – Oct. 2004)
Appeal Court Judge (Aug. 2004 – Feb. 2008)

Other Legal and Professional experience

Member of the board of trustees of the Aga Khan University (since 2017)^[10]
Expert advisor for the Africa Group for Justice and Accountability – Wayamo Foundation.^[11]^[12]
Senior Legal and Justice Reform Advisor for UNDP Cambodia
Chairman of the Presidential Commission on Inquiry on the Relocation of Pastoralists and their Livestock from Usanga Valley in Ihefu, Mbarali District, Tanzania
Public Prosecutor for the Bank of Tanzania
Working with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Co-founder of the Sidéco Group Ltd., International Development and Trade Corporation in Geneva (1983)

Publications

Accountability for International Humanitarian law Violations: The Case of Rwanda and East Timor, Springer Publishers, Heidelberg, Germany, 2005^[13]
'The Framework of Prosecutions and the Court System in East Timor' in New Approaches in International Criminal Justice, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, 2003^[14]
"Defense Practices and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal", in Bohlander, M, Boed, R, Wilsn, R.J, (Eds.) Defense in International Criminal Proceedings, Transitional Publishers Inc., N.Y, 2006
The Protection of Refugee Witnesses by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, International Journal of Refugee Law, Volume 14, No. 4, May 2003^[15]
The Gulf Wars and Termination of Captivity for Prisoners of War, Revue de Droit International des Sciences Diplomatiques et Politiques (The International Law Review) Jan-Mars 1993, 11–36, Geneva, 1993

References

^ ^a ^b "Death of Dag Hammarskjöld | United Nations Archives". archives.un.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "Dag Hammarskjold Plane Crash: Recent Developments". United Nations Association: Westminster Branch UK (UNA Westminster).
^ ^a ^b "Lebanon Homepage". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
^ "Human Rights Council appoints experts to High-Level Commission of Inquiry into situation in Lebanon". reliefweb. 1 September 2006.
^ "Highlight 4 March 2011 | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "UN Expert urges Sudanese Government to investigate recent Attacks on Civilians in Northern Darfur". European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net) | Document ID: 1017428 (former ID 146810) | HR10/150E. 14 September 2010.
^ "The challenges of prosecuting and defending war criminals". The Irish Times. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
^ "The Judiciary of Tanzania Gets a New Chief Justice". judiciary.go.tz. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "Kikwete appoints Othman as new Chief Justice". Mwananchi Communications. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "AKU search results for "Othman"". Aga Khan University (AKU).
^ "Posts tagged as "Mohamed Chande Othman"". Africa Group for Justice and Accountability – Wayamo Foundation.
^ "Africa Group for Justice and Accountability". Facebook.
^ Othman, Mohamed (2005). Accountability for International Humanitarian Law Violations: The Case of Rwanda and East Timor. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Publishers Berlin Heidelberg. pp. XIV, 384. ISBN 978-3-540-26081-3.
^ Ambos, Kai; Othman, Mohamed Chande (2003). New approaches in international criminal justice : Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone and Cambodia (PDF). Vol. Band 11 (Interdisziplinäre Untersuchungen aus Strafrecht und Kriminologie ed.). Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany: Ed. Iuscrim, Max Planck Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law. pp. 85–112. ISBN 3-86113-057-2.
^ Othman, Mohamed (2002). "The 'Protection' of Refugee Witnesses by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda". International Journal of Refugee Law. 14 (4). Oxford Academic: 495–508. doi:10.1093/ijrl/14.4.495.

[:0-1] "Death of Dag Hammarskjöld | United Nations Archives". archives.un.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[2] "Dag Hammarskjold Plane Crash: Recent Developments". United Nations Association: Westminster Branch UK (UNA Westminster).

[:1-3] "Lebanon Homepage". Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

[4] "Human Rights Council appoints experts to High-Level Commission of Inquiry into situation in Lebanon". reliefweb. 1 September 2006.

[5] "Highlight 4 March 2011 | United Nations Secretary-General". www.un.org. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

[6] "UN Expert urges Sudanese Government to investigate recent Attacks on Civilians in Northern Darfur". European Country of Origin Information Network (ecoi.net) | Document ID: 1017428 (former ID 146810) | HR10/150E. 14 September 2010.

[7] "The challenges of prosecuting and defending war criminals". The Irish Times. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

[8] "The Judiciary of Tanzania Gets a New Chief Justice". judiciary.go.tz. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

[9] "Kikwete appoints Othman as new Chief Justice". Mwananchi Communications. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2013.

[10] "AKU search results for "Othman"". Aga Khan University (AKU).

[11] "Posts tagged as "Mohamed Chande Othman"". Africa Group for Justice and Accountability – Wayamo Foundation.

[12] "Africa Group for Justice and Accountability". Facebook.

[13] Othman, Mohamed (2005). Accountability for International Humanitarian Law Violations: The Case of Rwanda and East Timor. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Publishers Berlin Heidelberg. pp. XIV, 384. ISBN 978-3-540-26081-3.

[14] Ambos, Kai; Othman, Mohamed Chande (2003). New approaches in international criminal justice : Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone and Cambodia (PDF). Vol. Band 11 (Interdisziplinäre Untersuchungen aus Strafrecht und Kriminologie ed.). Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany: Ed. Iuscrim, Max Planck Institute of Foreign and International Criminal Law. pp. 85–112. ISBN 3-86113-057-2.

[15] Othman, Mohamed (2002). "The 'Protection' of Refugee Witnesses by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda". International Journal of Refugee Law. 14 (4). Oxford Academic: 495–508. doi:10.1093/ijrl/14.4.495.

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