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{{Short description|Costa Rican judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office1     = [[Judges of the International Criminal Court|Judge of the International Criminal Court]]
| term_start1 = [[2020 International Criminal Court judges election|11 March 2021]]
| term_end1   =
| nominator1  = [[Costa Rica]]
| appointer1  = [[International Criminal Court#Assembly|Assembly of States Parties]]
| office2     = [[List of presidents and vice-presidents of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court|Vice-President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court]]
| term_start2  = 2016
| term_end2    = 2017
| predecessor2 = {{ill|Álvaro Moerzinger|de|Álvaro Moerzinger Pagani}}
| successor2   = [[Momar Diop]]
| appointer2   = [[International Criminal Court#Assembly|Assembly of States Parties]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1971|4|3}}
}}
'''Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez''' is a prominent jurist and international lawyer from Costa Rica, and a current judge at the [[International Criminal Court]] (ICC). Before, he was a member of the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] and served as the ambassador of Costa Rica to the Netherlands.
== Early life and education ==
He was born on 3 April 1971 in Costa Rica.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ICC Judicial Nomination – Model curriculum vitae |url=https://asp.icc-cpi.int/sites/asp/files/asp_docs/Elections/EJ2020/ICC-ASP-EJ2020-CRI-CV-ENG.pdf |website=[[International Criminal Court]]}}</ref> Between 1983 and 1987 he attended Liceo San Carlos.<ref name=":0" /> In 1988, he began his studies of law at the [[University of Costa Rica]], where he graduated with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 1994.<ref name=":0" /> Between 1997 and 1998 he furthered his studies at the [[University of Oxford]], where he obtained a [[Magister Juris]] in European and Comparative Law.<ref name=":0" />
== Professional career ==
Since 2000 he was employed at the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship (Costa Rica)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica]] as an advisor in international law, a post he kept until 2014.<ref name=":0" /> Between 2005 and 2015 he was entrusted the legal defense in several cases by the Government of Costa Rica.<ref name=":0" /> Between 2014 and 2018, he was the ambassador of Costa Rica to the Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomes |first=Tomas |date=10 March 2021 |title=Corte Penal Internacional tiene juez tico a partir de este miércoles |url=https://observador.cr/corte-penal-internacional-tiene-juez-tico-a-partir-de-este-miercoles/ |website=El Observador}}</ref> There, he also was involved in preparing the [[Costa Rica–Nicaragua San Juan River border dispute|Costa Rican defense against Nicaragua]] in the case about the invasion of [[Isla Calero|Calero island]] before the ICC.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Campos |first=Michelle |date=21 December 2020 |title=Exembajador costarricense, Sergio Ugalde, es electo juez de la Corte Penal Internacional |url=https://www.nacion.com/el-pais/politica/exembajador-costarricense-sergio-ugalde-es-electo/T6NM46C5TRH6TBXAF344TWC5KU/story/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nacîon]] |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Application instituting proceedings {{!}} INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE |url=https://www.icj-cij.org/node/105412 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.icj-cij.org}}</ref> He has been a member of the [[Permanent Court of Arbitration]] since 2005.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez |url=https://www.icc-cpi.int/judges/judge-sergio-gerardo-ugalde-godinez |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=[[International Criminal Court]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.pca-cpa.org/2024/09/3335101c-pca-400282-v20e-current_list_annex_1_members_of_the_court.pdf|title=Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration|publisher=[[Permanent Court of Arbitration]]|access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> Also between 2014 and 2018 he was the representative of Costa Rica before the [[Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons]] (OPCW).<ref name=":0" /> He served as the vice president of the [[States parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court|Assembly of States Parties]] between 2016 and 2018.<ref name=":2" /> Since 2019,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2"/> he is an associate professor of international law at the United Nations [[University for Peace|University for Peace (UPEACE)]] in [[San José, Costa Rica|San Jose]], Costa Rica.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://upeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DIL-Visiting-Faculty-Bios.pdf|page=1|title=Department of International Law – Visiting Faculty Bios|publisher=[[University for Peace]]|date=2 August 2024|access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref> Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez was also a contributor the newspaper [[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nacion]] in Costa Rica.<ref name=":0" />
== Judge at the International Criminal Court ==
On 21 December 2020, Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez was elected in the fourth round to the International Criminal Court by the [[Assembly of States Parties]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Six judges join the International Criminal Court’s bench as the Court begins a new chapter |url=https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/international-justice/international-criminal-court-icc/six-judges-join-the-international-criminal-court-s-bench-as-the-court |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=[[International Federation for Human Rights]] |language=en}}</ref> In March 2023, Russia initiated an investigation against the judges of the ICC Ugalde Godínez, [[Tomoko Akane]] and [[Rosario Salvatore Aitala]] after the ICC issued an arrest warrant against its president [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Russia opens criminal case against ICC after Putin arrest warrant |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/20/arrest-warrant-for-putin-russia-opens-own-case-against-icc |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=www.diarioextra.com |title=Abren causa penal contra jueces de la Corte Penal Internacional |url=https://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/detalle/495719/abren-causa-penal-contra-jueves-de-la-corte-penal-internacional- |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=www.diarioextra.com |language=ES}}</ref>
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