Phoebe Okowa

Quotes

• “Throughout the campaign experience, I have remained conscious that the ILC is a subsidiary organ of the UN that is at its most effective working in collaboration with the sixth committee. I look forward to working with the other members of the commission and those on the Sixth Committee as the commission continues its vital work in responding to the defining challenges of our generation.”
• “I grew up around land cases … there was always a deep sense of frustration, so I have to say from that moment I was very much inculcated into the idea that law could both be an instrument of oppression but an instrument of social justice.”

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Key dates

Born

1 January 1965

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Phoebe

Gender

female

Occupation

judge

Educated at

University of Oxford

Employer

Queen Mary University of London

Image

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