Rosario Salvatore Aitala

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Rosario Salvatore Aitala
Born24 September 1967 Edit this on Wikidata
Catania Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationJurist Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehttps://www.icc-cpi.int/judges/judge-rosario-salvatore-aitala Edit this on Wikidata
Position heldJudges of the International Criminal Court (2018–2027) Edit this on Wikidata

Rosario Salvatore Aitala is an Italian judge and prosecutor specialising in criminal law.[1][2] Aitala was elected as a judge of the International Criminal Court in 2017, for a mandate from 11 March 2018 to 10 March 2027.[3]

Youth and childhood

Aitala was born in Catania in Italy on (1967-09-24)24 September 1967.[2]

Early career

Prior to becoming a judge, Aitala was a police officer.[4]

Judge and prosecutor

Aitala has been a judge and a prosecutor in Milan, Trapani and Rome for three decades, specialising in criminal law cases involving the Mafia, terrorism, corruption and international crime including terrorism.[2][3]

International Criminal Court judge

On 6[1] or 8[3] December 2017, Aitala was elected as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), with 84 votes in favour by states party to the Rome Statute.[1] His term as an ICC judge is from 11 March 2018 to 10 March 2027.[3] In March 2023, Russia initiated a criminal investigation against Aitala, Tomoko Akane and Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godinez in response of an arrest warrant against its president Vladimir Putin for the unlawful deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia during the Russian-Ukrainian war.[5][6]

Aitala was a judge of Pre-trial Chamber II during 2018–2021.[3]

Government and international advisor

Aitala has been an advisor to Italian foreign ministers and the president of the Italian Senate.[2] In European Union (EU) roles, Aitala has been Coordinator of the Cocaine Route Monitoring and Support Programme of the European Union, and an advisor for EU assistance missions for justice and monitoring money laundering and economic crime.[7]

Academic career

Aitala has carried out research and teaching in criminal law, geopolitics and international relations at LUISS Guido Carli, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli (2006–2014[7]), and University of Rome Tor Vergata.[3]

References

  1. ^
    Wikidata Q117212884, archived from the original
    on 22 September 2021
  2. ^
    Wikidata Q117212841, archived from the original
    on 21 December 2022
  3. ^
    Wikidata Q117212869, archived from the original
    on 18 March 2023
  4. Wikidata Q117213081. Archived from the original
    on 6 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Russia blasts back at ICC over Putin arrest warrant". POLITICO. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ "Russia defies Putin arrest warrant by opening its own case against ICC". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^
    Wikidata Q117212969, archived from the original
    on 28 September 2022
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