Tuiloma Neroni Slade

Judge Slade, who was a member of the Independent Expert Panel tasked with the drafting of a consensus legal definition of ecocide in 2021, served two terms as Secretary General to the Pacific Islands Forum (2008-14) following an already distinguished diplomatic and legal career, having been elected to the International Criminal Court in 2003 for a three-year term as Presiding Judge of Pre-Trial Chamber II at The Hague. He previously served as Samoan Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the UN; concurrently Ambassador to the USA and High Commissioner to Canada. Preceding this, Mr Slade worked as Assistant Director of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Legal Division in London. From 1976-1982, Mr Slade served as the Attorney-General of Samoa, following roles as Parliamentary Counsel to the Government and Principal/Legal Counsel & Senior Prosecutor for the Attorney-General’s Office of Samoa.