Song Sang-hyun

Song Sang-hyun (born 21 December 1941)[2] is a South Korean lawyer, and the former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).[3][4]

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 – 11 March 2015
Preceded byPhilippe Kirsch
Succeeded bySilvia Fernández de Gurmendi
Judge of the International Criminal Court
Assumed office
11 March 2003
Nominated bySouth Korea
Personal details
Born (1941-12-21) 21 December 1941
NationalitySouth Korean
Alma materSeoul National University
Tulane University
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Cornell University
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSong Sang-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerSong Sang-hyŏn
Pen name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSimdang
McCune–ReischauerSimdang

Biography

Song attended Seoul National University Law School, graduating with an LL.B. in 1963.[5] 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.[5]

He has lectured Melbourne Law School, Harvard Law School, New York University and Seoul National University Law School.[5]

In February 2003 he was elected to the first-ever bench of ICC judges, for a three-year term.[6] 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.[7] On 11 March 2009, he was elected President of the court.[3]

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.[5]

Lectures

References
  1. 심당 송상현 선생 정년기념호
  2. 송상현 (in Korean). Nate. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22.
  3. 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.
  4. 송상현 서울법대 교수, 국제형사재판관 ‘재선’ (in Korean). Law Issue. 2006-01-31.
  5. snusong.net. Profile: Sang-Hyun Song. Accessed 11 March 2009.
  6. Coalition for the International Criminal Court. First Election — 2003. Accessed 11 March 2009.
  7. UN News Centre (26 January 2006). At UN, 6 judges elected to the International Criminal Court. Accessed 11 March 2009.
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