Shi Jiuyong

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Shi Jiuyong
Shi meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2005
Judge at the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 1994 – 28 May 2010

Shi Jiuyong (simplified Chinese: 史久镛; traditional Chinese: 史久鏞; 9 October 1926 – 18 January 2022) was a Chinese politician and lawyer. He was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Shi was elected to the ICJ on 6 February 1994, and became President nine years later on 6 February 2003. In 2010, he announced his resignation from the Court, which became official on 28 May 2010.[1][2]

Shi died on 18 January 2022, at the age of 95.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "UN Security Council sets June date for filling vacancy at International Court of Justice". People's Daily. 18 March 2010.
  2. "Judge Shi Jiuyong, former President and former Vice-President of the Court, will resign as a Member of the Court with effect from 28 May 2010" (PDF) (Press release). International Court of Justice. 11 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. 国际法院首位中国籍院长、改革先锋史久镛逝世,享年96岁 (in Chinese)