Silvia Cartwright

Lawyer, Russell McVeagh

Judge in New Zealand from 1981 – 2000 (Family Court, Chief judge District Courts, High Court);

Governor-General NZ 2001-2006;

Chair National Women’s Inquiry 1987-88;

Member UN CEDAW Committee 1993- 2000;

Trial Chamber judge at the ECCC (Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Cambodia) 2006 – 2014;

High Level Adviser UN High Commissioner Human Rights’ Investigation into human rights violations Sri Lanka 2015-16;

Commissioner International Commission of Jurists 2018;

Honorary doctorates three NZ Universities and from Ewha Women’s University (Seoul)

Zonta Woman of Achievement, and International Honorary Member.

Inaugural honoree Gender Justice legacy Wall, International Criminal Court

Formal honours: PCNZM, DBE, DStJ, QSO