Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf is a Somali lawyer and judge serving on the International Court of Justice since 2009.
12 Facts About Abdulqawi Yusuf
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Abdulqawi Yusuf served as the court's president from 2018 to 2021.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf holds a Juris Doctor and holds a PhD in international law from the Graduate Institute of International Studies of Geneva.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf is fluent in Somali, Arabic, English, French, and Italian.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf has been guest professor and lecturer at a number of universities and institutes in Switzerland, Italy, Greece and France.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf was elected to the Institut de droit international in 1999 and is currently a member.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf is the founder and General Editor of the African Yearbook of International Law.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf is one of the founders of the African Foundation for International Law, as well as the chairperson of its executive committee.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Asian Yearbook of International Law, and a member of the Thessaloniki Institute of Public International Law and International Relations curatorium.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf previously served as a judge ad hoc at the International Court of Justice.
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On 6 February 2018, Abdulqawi Yusuf was appointed President of the International Court of Justice.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf became the third African to hold the title after Nigeria's Taslim Olawale Elias and Algeria's Mohamed Bedjaoui.