Eduardo González
The Spanish government has nominated Anna Peyró Llopis to become the first Spanish judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague.
This was announced on Thursday, January 8, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, during his address to the 10th Conference of Spanish Ambassadors, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in the Plaza del Marqués de Salamanca in Madrid.
“We actively support the work of the International Criminal Court, which is currently under enormous threat,” Albares assured the ambassadors. “We will rigorously defend the independence of its judges against any interference or sanctions, and proof of this commitment is the nomination of a Spanish woman, Anna Peyró, for judge of the Court in the elections scheduled for the end of the year,” he continued. “If elected, she will be the first Spanish judge in the history of that institution,” he added.
Born in Valencia in 1975, Anna Peyró has over 20 years of experience in international and international criminal law, both within the United Nations (as senior legal advisor in the Office of Legal Affairs) and the Spanish government. In April 2024, she was appointed head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Daesh/Islamic State (UNITAD) in Iraq. Peyró Llopis is fluent in English, French, Italian, and Spanish.
