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Rosalyn Higgins, Lady Higgins

The Lady Higgins
Higgins at the International Court of Justice.
President of the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 2006 – 6 February 2009
Preceded byShi Jiuyong
Succeeded byHisashi Owada
Personal details
Born
Rosalyn C. Cohen

(1937-06-02) 2 June 1937 (age 87)
NationalityBritish
SpouseTerence Higgins, Baron Higgins
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Yale Law School
OccupationJudge

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.

  1. ^ "Birthdays today". The Telegraph. London. 2 June 2011. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2014. Dame Rosalyn Higgins, QC, President, International Court of Justice, 2006–09, 74

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