My quasijudicial role as Chairperson of one of the three Chambers of the Refugee Appeals Board in terms of the Refugees Act, Chapter 420 of the Laws of Malta, a function I have performed since August 2013, has increased my awareness about the distressing human tragedies that underlie the consummation of serious crimes of concern to the international community. These experiences, whilst broadening my horizons, have complemented my research, particularly by exposing the social dimension and the human element which are at the epicentre of the corpus juris of international criminal law. Indeed, human beings can only be free by being humble servants of the law. Hence I endorse the legal maxim legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus.

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