Xue Hanqin

Xue Hanqin
薛捍勤
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 (age 69)
Shanghai, China
EducationBeijing Foreign Studies University (BA)
Peking University
Columbia University (LLM, SJD)

Xue Hanqin (Chinese: 薛捍勤; pinyin: Xuē Hànqín; born 15 September 1955) 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 International Court of Justice (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).

As Xue was re-elected to the Court in 2011 and 2020, her term will expire on 5 February 2030.[2][3] On the 6 February 2018, Xue was elected Vice President of the International Court of Justice for a three-year term.[4]

  1. ^ "UN / ICJ ELECTION". United Nations. 29 June 2010. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. 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. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GA/12285 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Press Release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.