Christine Nzeyimana

Christine Nzeyimana is a Burundian judge. From 2007 to 2013 she was president of the Constitutional Court of Burundi.[1]

Christine Nzeyimana was a judge on Burundi's Supreme Court. In 2006 she was one of the three judges who decided the case of former president Domitien Ndayizeye, former vice-president Alphonse Kadege, and the five others accused of "threatening state security".[2]

Nzeyimana has no party affiliation. She is married to the diplomat Adolphe Nahayo.[2]

References

  1. ^ Josephine Dawuni; Alice Kang (2015). "Her Ladyship Chief Justice: The Rise of FemaleLeaders in the Judiciary in Africa". Faculty Publications: Political Science. 60. University of Nebraska - Lincoln.
  2. ^ a b "Cablegate: Burundi's President Nominates New Members Of Government". Wikileaks. 14 June 2007.