Yuji Iwasawa
Yuji Iwasawa | |
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岩沢雄司 | |
Iwasawa in 2018 | |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaf Salam |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hisashi Owada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yuji Iwasawa 4 June 1954 |
| Education | University of Tokyo Faculty of Law (LL.B) Harvard Law School (LL.M) University of Virginia School of Law (S.J.D) |
| Occupation | Jurist |
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Yuji Iwasawa (岩沢雄司; born 4 June 1954) is a Japanese jurist and professor. He has been a member of the International Court of Justice since 22 June 2018, following the resignation of Judge Hisashi Owada. Before he was elected a judge, he was a professor of international law at the University of Tokyo. He was re-elected on 12 November 2020. He formerly chaired the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Following the resignation of former president Nawaf Salam on 14 January 2025, he was elected as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 3 March 2025. He is expected to fulfill the rest of Salam's term until 5 February 2027.