Solome Bossa

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Bossa, Solomy Balungi (2010). "A Critique of the East African Court of Justice As A Human Rights Court". In C. Eboe-Osuji (ed.). Protecting Humanity: Essays in International Law and Policy in Honour of Navanethem Pillay. Martinus Nijhoff. pp. 333–348. doi:10.1163/ej.9789004183780.i-882.72. ISBN   9789004189577.
  • Bossa, Solomy Balungi (2006). "Towards a protocol extending the jurisdiction of the East African Court of Justice". East African Journal of Human Rights & Democracy. 4: 31.
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    Honorable
    Solome Bossa
    Judge of the International Criminal Court
    Assumed office
    11 March 2018 [1]