At the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, six new judges were sworn in for a nine-year term, including 42-year-old Slovenian Beti Hohler.

"I solemnly undertake that I will perform my duties and exercise my powers as a judge of the International Criminal Court honourably, faithfully, impartially and conscientiously, and that I will respect the confidentiality of investigations and prosecutions and the secrecy of deliberations.''

With the same words, Hohler’s five other colleagues from South Korea, Mongolia, Romania, Tunisia and France were sworn in for the nine-year term of the judge.

An expert in international criminal law, Hohler served as a trial lawyer for the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor before her election. She has also served as a member of the ICC Appeals Board.

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