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(Redirected from Song Sang-Hyun) South Korean lawyer (born 1941) For the Joseon Dynasty politician, see Song Sang-hyeon (1551–1592). In this Korean name, the family name is Song.
Song Sang-hyun
2nd President of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2009 – 10 March 2015
Preceded byPhilippe Kirsch
Succeeded bySilvia Fernández de Gurmendi
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2003 – 10 March 2015
Nominated bySouth Korea
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Personal details
Born (1941-12-21) 21 December 1941 (age 83)
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
EducationSeoul National University (LLB)
Tulane University
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Cornell University (JSD)
Korean name
Hangul송상현
Hanja宋相現
Revised RomanizationSong Sang-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSong Sang-hyŏn
Art name
Hangul심당
Hanja心堂
Revised RomanizationSimdang
McCune–ReischauerSimdang

Song Sang-hyun (Korean: 송상현; born 21 December 1941) is a South Korean lawyer and former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Biography

Song attended Seoul National University Law School, graduating with an LL.B. in 1963. He attended Tulane University Law School as a Fulbright Fellow, then obtained a Diploma in Comparative Legal Studies from the University of Cambridge and a J.S.D. from Cornell Law School.

He has lectured Melbourne Law School, Harvard Law School, New York University and Seoul National University Law School.

In February 2003 he was elected to the first-ever bench of ICC judges, for a three-year term. He took office on 11 March 2003 and was assigned to the Appeals Division. He was re-elected to the court in 2006, for a term of nine years. On 11 March 2009, he was elected President of the court.

He has been awarded Cornell University's Distinguished Alumni Medal, the Korean Federal Bar Association's Legal Culture Award, and the National Decoration of Moran Order from the Korean Government.

Lectures

References

  1. "Lunch with the FT: Sang-Hyun Song". Financial Times. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  2. 심당 송상현 선생 정년기념호
  3. 송상현 (in Korean). Nate. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22.
  4. ^ International Criminal Court (11 March 2009). Judge Song (Republic of Korea) elected President of the International Criminal Court; Judges Diarra (Mali) and Kaul (Germany) elected First and Second Vice-Presidents respectively Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 11 March 2009.
  5. 송상현 서울법대 교수, 국제형사재판관 ‘재선’ (in Korean). Law Issue. 2006-01-31.
  6. ^ snusong.net. Profile: Sang-Hyun Song. Accessed 11 March 2009.
  7. "Election of the judges of the International Criminal Court – First election". United Nations. 12 February 2003. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. UN News Centre (26 January 2006). At UN, 6 judges elected to the International Criminal Court. Accessed 11 March 2009.
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