Olufemi Elias


Olufemi Elias is a Nigerian lawyer who served as Registrar of the United Nations International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals until 30 June 2020..

Early life and education

Elias studied at Corona School, and then Igbobi College, Lagos, Nigeria before obtaining a law degree from the University of Oxford, a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate from University College London.. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1988.

Career

Elias has held several functions including being a Judge for Staff Appeals, Special Tribunal for Lebanon ; Legal Adviser and Director, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague; Executive Secretary, World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Washington D.C.; Senior Legal Officer, OPCW; Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary, United Nations Compensation Commission, Geneva and Legal Adviser, Governing Council Secretariat, UNCC.
Elias is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Law, Queen Mary University of London and has taught at the King's College London and the University of Buckingham. He is also the author of several publications in the field of International Law and was awarded the Honorary Membership Award of the American Society of International Law in recognition of his contributions to international law.

Functions at the Mechanism

heads the Registry, which provides administrative, legal, policy and diplomatic support services to all organs of the Mechanism.

Statements and Speeches

Other activities