Christopher Greenwood

Christopher Greenwood
Greenwood in 2018
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
2009–2018
Preceded byRosalyn Higgins, Baroness Higgins
Succeeded byNawaf Salam
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Assumed office
October 2020
Preceded byRowan Williams
Personal details
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955
Wellingborough, England
Alma materMagdalene College, Cambridge
OccupationJudge

Sir Christopher John Greenwood (born 12 May 1955) is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and a former British judge at the International Court of Justice. Prior to his election, he was professor of international law at the London School of Economics and a barrister who regularly appeared as counsel before the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, the English courts, and other tribunals.