Shi Jiuyong

Shi Jiuyong (simplified Chinese: 史久镛; traditional Chinese: 史久鏞; 9 October 1926 – 18 January 2022) was a Chinese judge at 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 effective 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
Personal details
Born(1926-10-09)October 9, 1926
DiedJanuary 18, 2022(2022-01-18) (aged 95)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.

Life and career

Shi was born in the port city of Ningbo, in Zhejiang Province, China, on 9 October 1926. His father, an importer and merchant of dyes who had six children, relocated the family to Shanghai in 1927. He grew up in a relatively wealthy household, and was educated in English at the British-run Lester Institute, before going on to study law at Saint John's University, Shanghai, where he obtained a bachelor's degree on politics. Afterward he went to United States and studied at Columbia Law School, New York City, where he obtained postgraduate degree in 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. From the 1980s, he 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. Shi was also a member and chairman of the International Law Commission. He lectured on international law throughout China and the English-speaking world, including a stint at The Hague Academy of International Law.

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

Rise to the Hague
Shi Jiuyong (left) at court

Shi was elected to the ICJ on 6 February 1994, and became the president on 6 February 2003 at the age of 77. It was also the first time that a Chinese judge became president of the ICJ. The foreign minister of the People's Republic of China Tang Jiaxuan sent his personal warm congratulations to Shi.[4]

Selected works

He is the author of numerous publications on international law.

  • 《外交庇护》 (Diplomatic asylum)
  • 《条约法讲演集》 (Lectures on the Law of Treaties)
  • 《南极的法律问题》 (Legal Issues of Antarctica)
  • 《普遍优惠制度与国际贸易》 (The Generalised System of Preferences and International Trade)
  • 《香港与关税和贸易总协定》 (Hong Kong and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)

Positions

Lectures

See also

References
  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)
  4. 史久镛当选国际法院院长 唐家璇致电祝贺(全文)
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