Louise Arbor is best known as a chief prosecutor for tribunals into genocide in Rwanda and human rights abuses in Yugoslavia. Her reputation is one of forthrightness and courage and is applauded world wide for her tenacity in these difficult situations. She left her position as Supreme Court justice in the Canadian Court to become the new UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Louise takes great pride in Canada’s Criminal Justice system. Under her leadership, Canada has taken a leading role in the creation of the International Criminal Court This body, she believes, can play a leading role in transforming the concept of peacekeeping. The law can be seen as a preferred system for maintaining and restoring peace. “Military interventions are usually exercised under the quise of keeping the people” she goes on to say relationships should always be governed by law and when human rights are violated, the offenders must be held accountable.
To this end she has been called upon to seek justice in the aftermath of some of the most extensive human atrocities of our time. It is through her efforts that justice was realized.
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