Career

• 1974: Law degree from Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Flemish university located in Brussels, Belgium. It has two campuses referred to as Etterbeek and Jette.The university's name is sometimes abbreviated by "VUB" or translated to "Free University of Brussels"...
  
  , Belgium;
• 1970s: Alternative career as singer-songwriter, performing (among others) with Ferre Grignard
  Ferre Grignard
  Ferre Grignard was a Belgian skiffle-singer from Antwerp who surprised the world in 1965 with his international hits "Ring Ring, I've Got To Sing" and "My Crucified Jesus".-Biography:...
  
   and Wannes Van de Velde
  Wannes Van de Velde
  Wannes Van de Velde , born in Antwerp as Willy Cecile Johannes Van de Velde was a Flemish singer, musician, poet and artist....
  
  , and resulting in a Long Play recording;
• 1979: Ph.D in Law, University of Brussels, Belgium;
• 1980: Ph.D thesis awarded with the Henri Rolin-prize;
• From 1985: Professor criminal law at the University of Antwerp
  University of Antwerp
  The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
  
  ;
• Visiting Fellow
  Fellow
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   of the Centre for European Legal Studies (1994-1996) and of the Research Centre for International Law (1996‑1997) at the University of Cambridge
  University of Cambridge
  The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
  
  ;
• 2001: Visiting professor at the University of Stellenbosch;
• 2001: doctor honoris causa at the University of Uppsala;
• 2000 - 2002: Ad hoc Judge at the International Court of Justice
  International Court of Justice
  The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
  
   in the Yerodia
  Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi
  Abdoulaye Yerodia Ndombasi is a high official in the current government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo which was led first by Laurent-Désiré Kabila and now by his son, Joseph Kabila. He was foreign minister under Laurent from March 14, 1999 until late 2000...
  
   case;
• 2003 - 2005: Ad litem
  Ad litem
  Ad litem is a term used in law to refer to a party appointed by a court to act in a lawsuit on behalf of another party—for instance, a child or an incapacitated adult—who is deemed incapable of representing him or herself...
  
   Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
  International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
  The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
  
  ;
• From 17 November 2005 (term till 2009): Permanent Judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia;
• 2006: Human Rights prize from Liga voor Mensenrechten.

As author

• Van Den Wyngaert, C. Political Offence Exception to Extradition: The Delicate Problem of Balancing the Rights of the Individual and the International Public Order. Kluwer Academic, 1980, ISBN 90-268-1185-3.
• (In Dutch
  Dutch language
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  :) Van Den Wyngaert, C. Strafrecht en strafprocesrecht in hoofdlijnen. 1991. 6th revised edition: Strafrecht, strafprocesrecht en internationaal strafrecht in hoofdlijnen. Maklu, 2006, ISBN 9046600653.

As (co-)editor

• Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. Criminal procedure systems in the European Community. Butterworths, 1993, ISBN 0406022763.
• Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. International Criminal Law and Procedure. Dartmouth - Ashgate, 1996, ISBN 1-85521-835-6.
• Van Den Wyngaert, C. et al. International Criminal Law: A Collection of International and European Instruments. Brill Academic Publishers,
  • 1996, ISBN 9041103031 (description at Alibris
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    );
  • 2000, ISBN 9041114432;
  • 2005, ISBN 9004142940.

Further reading

• University of Antwerp
  University of Antwerp
  The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The name is sometimes abbreviated as UA.-History:...
  
  website: Criminal law/international criminal law - C. Van den Wyngaert - Current research topics.