ICC quota for Botswana vacant, says Justice Monageng

Botswana international export to the International Criminal Court Justice Sanji Monageng has revealed that the country's quota at the international court is still vacant. Justice Monageng was speaking yesterday in Gaborone at a panel discussion entitled: "Calling female lawyers campaign".

Monageng was in Botswana on official duty geared towards exchanging ideas on issues relating to African women lawyers generally in the international criminal system sphere, in particular, at the ICC. Her nine-year contract to the ICC began last year.

Monageng said as an elected official, she is not considered a staff member of the ICC. She stressed that there is no other Botswana national in the employ of ICC. Monageng warned that it is however competitive because only the best, like in any other employment are selected.

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