Song Sang-hyun

Song Sang-hyun
2nd President of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2009  10 March 2015
Preceded byPhilippe Kirsch
Succeeded bySilvia Fernández de Gurmendi
Judge of the International Criminal Court
In office
11 March 2003  10 March 2015
Nominated bySouth Korea
Appointed byAssembly of States Parties
Personal details
Born (1941-12-21) 21 December 1941
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
EducationSeoul National University (LLB)
Tulane University
Wolfson College, Cambridge
Cornell University (JSD)
Korean name
Hangul
송상현
Hanja
宋相現
RRSong Sanghyeon
MRSong Sanghyŏn
Art name
Hangul
심당
Hanja
心堂
RRSimdang
MRSimdang

Song Sang-hyun (Korean: 송상현; born 21 December 1941) is a South Korean lawyer and former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).