Xue Hanqin

Xue Hanqin (薛捍勤, born 15 September 1955, Shanghai, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese jurist at the International Court of Justice. On 29 June 2010, she was elected to fill the vacancy created by Shi Jiuyong's resignation on 28 May 2010. She is one of three female judges serving on the ICJ and one of only four women elected as members of the Court to date.[1] Xue is the fifth Chinese judge at the ICJ, and the third representing the People's Republic of China (see Judges of the International Court of Justice).

Her Excellency
Xue Hanqin
Vice President of the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 2018 – 8 February 2021
PresidentAbdulqawi Yusuf
Preceded byAbdulqawi Yusuf
Succeeded byKirill Gevorgian
Judge of the International Court of Justice
Assumed office
29 June 2010
Preceded byShi Jiuyong
Personal details
Born (1955-09-15) 15 September 1955
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materBeijing Foreign Studies University
Peking University (Diploma)
Columbia University (LLM, SJD)

Having been re-elected to the Court in 2011 and 2020, Xue's term will expire on 5 February 2030.[2][3] On the sixth of February 2012, Xue was appointed as Vice President of the International Court of Justice.[4]

Career

In 1982, Xue received an international law diploma from Peking University. She received her LL.M. from Columbia Law School in 1983. From 1980 to 2003, Xue served in the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, eventually rising to the position of Director-General. She returned to Columbia Law School in 1991 obtaining a J.S.D. degree in 1995. Xue was appointed as the Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands in 2003 and served until 2008. In December 2008, she became the first Chinese ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.[5] She was elected to the ICJ in June 2010. Xue was sworn in as a member of the ICJ on 13 September 2010.[6] She is currently a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law. On 6 February 2018, Xue was appointed as Vice President of the International Court of Justice.[7] In November 2020, she was re-elected to the ICJ for another nine-year term.[3][8]

Lectures

References
  1. "UN / ICJ ELECTION". United Nations. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  2. "GA/11171: General Assembly, Concurrently with Security Council, Elects Four Judges to International Court of Justice" (Press release). United Nations Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York. 10 November 2011.
  3. "General Assembly, in Second Secret Ballot Round, Elects Five Judges to Serve Nine-Year-Long Terms on International Court of Justice | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. UN News Centre. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. http://www.icj-cij.org/files/press-releases/0/000-20180206-PRE-01-00-EN.pdf
  5. "Chinese diplomat elected to International Court of Justice". Xinhua News Agency. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  6. "Swearing-in of two new Members of the Court at a public sitting on Monday 13 September 2010 at 10 am" (PDF) (Press release). International Court of Justice. 10 September 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. http://www.icj-cij.org/files/press-releases/0/000-20180206-PRE-01-00-EN.pdf
  8. "Security Council Elects 5 Judges to International Court of Justice after Single Round of Voting | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. UN News Center. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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