Shi Jiuyong

Shi Jiuyong (Traditional Chinese: 史久鏞, Simplified Chinese: 史久镛) (born 9 October 1926, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China) is a judge at the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations located in The Hague, Netherlands. He was elected to the ICJ on 6 February 1994, and became president nine years later on 6 February 2003 at the age of 77.

Life

Shi was born in the port city of Ningbo, in China's Zhejiang province. His father, an importer and merchant of dyes who had six children, relocated the family to Shanghai in 1927.

Shi Jiuyong, growing up in a relatively wealthy household, was educated in English at the British-run Lester Institute and went on to study law at the former St. John's University, Shanghai and obtained a bachelor's degree on politics. Afterward he went to United States and studied at Columbia University, New York City, where he obtained postgraduate degree on international law.

From 1956 to 1958, he held various teaching and fellowship positions at international affairs colleges and institutes around Beijing.

He became a professor of international law at the Foreign Affairs College, Beijing, in 1984. Since the 1980s he has served as an international law representative of the People's Republic of China through various important international conventions and treaties, including the Sino-British negotiations on the status of Hong Kong. President Shi is also a former member and chairman of the International Law Commission. He has lectured on international law throughout China and the English-speaking world, including a stint at the Hague Academy of International Law.

Rise to the Hague

Shi was elected to the ICJ on 6 Feb. 1994, and became the president on 6 Fe. 2003 at the age of 77. It was also the first time that Chinese judge became the preident of ICJ. The foreign minister of the People's Republic of China Tang Jiaxuan sent his personal warm congratulations to Shi [ [http://www.chinanews.com.cn/n/2003-02-10/26/271289.html 史久镛当选国际法院院长 唐家璇致电祝贺(全文)] ] .

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　　国际法院院长，

　　史久镛法官阁下，

　　阁下，

　　欣悉您于2月6日当选国际法院院长，谨向您表示衷心的祝贺。您是当选国际法院院长一职的首位中国人。您的当选，是国际社会对您卓越学识和公正品格的肯定。这是您个人的荣誉，是中国法学界的荣誉，也是我们国家和民族的荣誉。

　　祝您在担任院长期间，国际法院在和平解决国际争端、维护世界和平方面发挥更大的作用。

　　祝您身体安康。

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　中华人民共和国外交部长 唐家璇

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　二OO三年二月六日于北京

elected works

He is the author of numerous publications on international law.
*《外交庇护》 ("The Diplomatic asylum")
*《条约法讲演集》 ("Lectures on the Law of Treaties")
*《南极的法律问题》 ("The Legal Issues of Antarctica")
*《普遍优惠制度与国际贸易》 ("General Preference System & International Trade")
*《香港与关税和贸易总协定》 ("Hong Kong & WTO")

Positions

* Fellow; Chinese Society of International Law
* Senior Advisor; China's Legal Advice Centre

ee also

*Chinese law

References

External links

* [http://www.icj-cij.org/court/index.php?p1=1&p2=2&p3=1 ICJ Biography of Shi Jiuyong]