Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins
The Lady Higgins | |
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Higgins at the International Court of Justice in 2006 | |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 6 February 2006 – 6 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Shi Jiuyong |
| Succeeded by | Hisashi Owada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rosalyn C. Cohen 2 June 1937 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge Yale Law School |
| Occupation | Judge |
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Rosalyn Cohen Higgins, Baroness Higgins, GBE, KC (born 2 June 1937) is a British judge who is the 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.