Osvaldo Zavala Giler

Osvaldo Zavala Giler (born 1978/1979) Zavala Giler obtained an interest in criminal law and human rights from his grandfather, of whom he has stated was a large influence in his life. From 2000 to 2003 he worked at the law firm of his grandfather in Ecuador. He started working there from the third year of university. During this time he also worked on cases before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2004 he went to the Netherlands where he studied international criminal law at the University of Amsterdam. In October 2005 he started an internship at the Coalition for the International Criminal Court. He was chosen among twelve candidates. Zavala Giler was sworn in on 5 April 2023. On 17 April 2023 he started his five-year mandate, succeeding Peter Lewis. Being the fifth registrar, he is the first non-European registrar of the court. Zavala Giler stated that his goal as registrar was to: "build the ICC as a model of modern public administration that ensures effectiveness and safeguards accountability" and he saw the court's legitimacy being continuously at stake as the largest challenge.

Personal life Zavala Giler is from Guayaquil. He has a husband.