Biography

Dall'Anese attended the University of Costa Rica

University of Costa Rica

The University of Costa Rica is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro, in the province of San José. It is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious institution of higher learning in...

, where he studied law.
He later taught criminal law

Criminal law

Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...

 at the University, and is co-author of five books and over 20 academic papers on topics of criminal, judicial and procedural law

Procedural law

Procedural law or adjective law comprises the rules by which a court hears and determines what happens in civil lawsuit, criminal or administrative proceedings. The rules are designed to ensure a fair and consistent application of due process or fundamental justice to all cases that come before...

. In 2004, he was presented with an honorary doctorate by the Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho ('University Free School of Law') of Costa Rica.

Dall'Anese became Attorney-General of Costa Rica in 2003. In this position, he led efforts against narco-trafficking, organised crime and corruption

Political corruption

Political corruption is the use of legislated powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such as repression of political opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political corruption. Neither are illegal acts by...

, including investigations of two former presidents.

In 2005, the National Values Commission awarded Dall'Anese the National Values Prize in recognition of his actions to combat organised crime. He served as alternate magistrate in the Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica

Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica

The Supreme Court of Justice of Costa Rica is the court of greater hierarchy of Law and Justice in Costa Rica....

 and, as of 2010, is President pro tempore

President pro tempore

A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer of a legislative body who presides over the chamber in the absence of the normal presiding officer...

of the Central American Public Ministries Council.

On 30 June 2010, United Nations

United Nations

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 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...

 named Dall'Anese as Carlos Castresana's replacement as chief of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala

International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala

The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala is an international body charged with investigating and prosecuting serious crime in Guatemala...

(CICIG).