Shi Jiuyong

Chinese judge

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

References change

  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)