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Yuji Iwasawa

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Born4 June 1954
Nationality Japanese
Alma mater •  University of Tokyo
•  Harvard Law School
•  University of Virginia School of Law

Yuji Iwasawa is a Japanese jurist. He has been a member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) since 22 June 2018, following the resignation of Judge Hisashi Owada. He was re-elected on 12 November 2020.[1]

Before he was elected a Judge, he was Professor of International Law at the University of Tokyo. He formerly chaired the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

On 3 March 2025, Judge Yuji Iwasawa was elected President of the International Court of Justice, succeeding Nawaf Salam, who had resigned to become Lebanon's prime minister.[2]


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