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Rosalyn C. Higgins, Baroness Higgins, GBE, KC (born 2 June 1937) [1] is a British former president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). She was the first female judge elected to the ICJ, and was elected to a three-year term as its president in 2006.
Dame Rosalyn Higgins became professor of international law in the Law Department in 1981. Earlier in her career she had been at the School as a junior fellow in international studies and later as a visiting fellow.
Dame Rosalyn Higgins’ journey to the most prestigious legal position in the world, President of the International Court of Justice, entailed a long apprenticeship on the workings of the United Nations, practice at the Bar, and an involvement at all levels of academia.
Dec 1, 2023 · Although work on international organizations constituted but a small fraction of her output as an international lawyer, judge and scholar, Rosalyn Higgins’ contributions to the field of international organizations law are considerable.
Admitted 1959, Called 1975. The former world’s most senior judge Baroness Higgins GBE was educated at Burlington Grammar School, London and Girton College, University of Cambridge, receiving her B.A. in 1959 and LL.B. in 1962.
Dame Rosalyn Higgins had a long and illustrious career in international law and human rights that spanned the early years of the United Nations and culminated in her achieving the pinnacle of legal practice, the Presidency of the International Court of Justice.
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Rosalyn Higgins, born in London on 2 June 1937, is a British citizen. She is the President of the International Court of Justice and member of the International Court of Justice since 1995. She studied at Girton College, University of Cambridge, receiving her B.A. in 1959 and LL.B. in 1962.
