International judge rules against lawyers’ wigs
April 19th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by Aishwarya BhattNew York, April 19(THAINDIAN NEWS) A judge at the International Criminal Court has ruled that lawyers who appear before her should not wear wigs. Justice Ekaterina Trendafilova is the judge who is sitting on the case involving three Kenyans accused of playing parts in the deadly 2007 Kenyan violence that followed the presidential election in the country.
On Monday when the lawyers appeared in the court, quite substantial numbers of them were wearing white horsehair wigs with their black gowns. Their dress code caught the attention of Trendafilova who informed them that it was wrong in her court.
The ruling left some of the lawyers baffled because some of them had earlier wore the same wigs to the courtroom without any protest from the judge. The court officials also confirmed that the ICC does not have any rule which bans wigs. However the spokesman of the court, Fadi El Adballah, said individual judges can define dress codes for their court. The spokesman said the judge decided in the latest case that since it was not compulsory for lawyers to wear wigs, it would be better for all of them not to have wigs.
- Germany Court Ruling States Women Must Wear Bras - Jan 15, 2011
- Indian women shuttlers express reservations on new dress code - Apr 19, 2011
- Lindsay Lohan Pleaded Not Guilty To Grand Theft Charge - Feb 10, 2011
- Court: German bosses can order women to wear bras to work - Jan 13, 2011
- 'Decent' dress code puts Haryana staff in bind - May 09, 2012
- We have a right to wear the Kirpan, says British Sikh judge - Feb 08, 2010
- Judges inspect CBI special court hearing 2G scam - May 21, 2011
- Cheers and tears after five get bail in 2G case - Nov 23, 2011
- Raja asks court: Why am I the lone target? - Jul 26, 2011
- UK judges `considerably annoyed'over foisted new robes! - Mar 27, 2009
- From smile to teary eyes, as Kanimozhi goes to Tihar - May 20, 2011
- Taylor Swift's golden gown creates a buzz at the Grammy Awards - Feb 13, 2012
- German court rules bosses can order women to wear bras to work - Jan 13, 2011
- At 103 years, Judge Wesley E. Brown has one caveat: No Lengthy trials - Sep 18, 2010
- No live coverage of Mubarak trial from now on (Lead) - Aug 15, 2011
Tags: court officials, courtroom, dress code, dress codes, ekaterina, gowns, horsehair, international criminal court, international judge, judge rules, kenyans, lawyers, presidential election, protest, spokesman, substantial numbers, violence, wigs