As many readers will know, this coming December the International Criminal Court’s Assembly of States Parties (ASP) will come together to elect a new Prosecutor. Posts here at JiC have considered the criteria of the next Prosecutor and some potential candidates.

But while many, including myself, are asking: who will be the next ICC Prosecutor, few are asking what the current Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, will do next.

Remarkably, the following clip has escaped my knowledge for the few years that I have been following the ICC. Prior to becoming the ICC’s Prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo was many things. He was a deputy prosecutor on one of the biggest war crimes trials in history in his native Argentina. He was also a professor at Harvard. For a time he was even legendary soccer player/footballer/diva Diego Maradona’s lawyer. However, as this clip attests, perhaps the best and most widely known and high-profile international prosecutor in all of time, was once the Argentinean version of Judge Judy, which – if I understand correctly – is titled “Forum: The People’s Court” (Thanks Mariana!):

This is just a little mid-week humour. I promise something more serious soon!