1. Xue Hanqin is a Chinese jurist at the International Court of Justice.
12 Facts About Xue Hanqin
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Xue Hanqin is one of four female judges serving on the International Court of Justice.
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Xue Hanqin received a Bachelor of Arts from Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1980 and a graduate diploma in international law from Peking University in 1982.
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Xue Hanqin received a Master of Laws and a Doctor of the Science of Law from Columbia Law School in 1983 and 1995, respectively.
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From 1980 to 2003, Xue Hanqin served in the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, eventually rising to the position of Director-General.
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Xue Hanqin returned to Columbia Law School in 1991 and obtained a Doctor of Juridical Science in 1995.
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Xue Hanqin was appointed the Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands in 2003 and served until 2008.
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Xue Hanqin was elected to the International Court of Justice in June 2010.
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Xue Hanqin was sworn in as a member of the ICJ on 13 September 2010.
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Xue Hanqin is currently a member of the Curatorium of The Hague Academy of International Law.
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On 6 February 2018, Xue Hanqin was elected Vice President of the International Court of Justice for a three-year term.
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On 16 March 2022, along with Russian judge Kirill Gevorgian, Xue Hanqin voted against the provisional order that called for the Russian Federation to suspend its invasion of Ukraine.