Navenethem Pillay, South Africa

Is currently a judge on the International Criminal Court

First woman to start a law practice in Natal Province, South Africa,. Defended many opponents of Apartheid. Cofounded NGO to address violence against women, and an association for women lawyers.

Was appointed as an acting judge of the High Court, the first woman of colour.

Was elected by the General Assembly to be a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, was also the president.

Ground breaking jurisprudence, including the first decision in history of genocide and rape as genocide.

Has written on international criminal humanitarian and human rights law

Elected by the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statute, as one of the 18 Judges of the International Criminal Court