Song Sang-hyun
| Song Sang-Hyun | |
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| 2nd President of the International Criminal Court | |
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In office 11 March 2009 – 11 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Philippe Kirsch |
| Succeeded by | Silvia Fernández de Gurmendi |
| Judge of the International Criminal Court | |
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Assumed office 11 March 2003 |
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| Nominated by | South Korea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1941 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University Law School Tulane University Law School Wolfson College, Cambridge Cornell Law School |
| Song Sang-hyun | |
| Hangul | 송상현 |
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| Hanja | 宋相現 |
| Revised Romanization | Song Sang-hyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Song Sang-hyŏn |
| Pen name | |
| Hangul | 심당 |
| Hanja | 心堂 |
| Revised Romanization | Simdang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Simtang |
Song Sang-Hyun (born 21 December 1941) is a South Korean lawyer, and the former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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.
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