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Sir George Desmond Lorenz de Silva, QC, KStJ (13 December 1939 – 2 June 2018) was a British criminal law barrister and international lawyer who served as the United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone.
21. Juni 2018 · Sir Desmond de Silva was an extrovert and larger-than-life barrister who was sought-after by the rich and famous and feared by those being prosecuted by him.
8. Juni 2018 · Sir Desmond de Silva, who has died aged 78, was one of Britain’s most outstanding and colourful jury advocates; as a defence counsel he was often the saviour of celebrities, especially...
- Telegraph Obituaries
The Rt Hon Sir George Desmond Lorenz de Silva, QC KStJ was a prominent British lawyer, and former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone. He was a former husband of Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia, a great-niece of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
- December 13, 1939
- June 2, 2018
8. Juni 2018 · A long run of defending and prosecuting all over the Commonwealth culminated in 2002 with his appointment as a deputy prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which prosecuted war ...
Barrister and former United Nations Chief Prosecutor in Sierra Leone, Sir Desmond de Silva QC died from heart failure, aged 78. He was called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1964, and appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1984.
Sir Desmond de Silva played an important role not only as a top international lawyer, human rights and war crimes expert, but also in critically assessing and intervening at crucial political moments, to the benefit of several countries but most
