Zambian jurist, 69, was alone in believing Bosnian Serb general deserved a retrial
Judge Prisca Matimba Nyambe has booked a place in legal history books for presiding over one of the most significant appeal chamber hearings on genocide and crimes against humanity, while disagreeing with almost every one of its rulings.
The 69-year-old Zambian jurist is described by the Institute for African Women in Law as “a bold, remarkable, and inspiring example of legal brilliance”. She is said to be fluent in Tonga, Soli, Nyanja and Bemba, with a working knowledge of French, Swahili and Lozi. She was part of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the sister court to The Hague tribunal for former Yugoslavia, rising to become its chief counsel.
