Xue Hanqin
Xue Hanqin | |
|---|---|
| 薛捍勤 | |
| Vice President of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 6 February 2018 – 8 February 2021 | |
| President | Abdulqawi Yusuf |
| Preceded by | Abdulqawi Yusuf |
| Succeeded by | Kirill Gevorgian |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Shi Jiuyong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1955 Shanghai, China |
| Education | Beijing Foreign Studies University (BA) Peking University Columbia University (LLM, SJD) |
Xue Hanqin (Chinese: 薛捍勤; pinyin: Xuē Hànqín; born 15 September 1955) is a Chinese jurist at the International Court of Justice. On 29 June 2010, she was elected to fill the vacancy created by Shi Jiuyong's resignation on 28 May 2010. She is one of four female judges serving on the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Xue is the fifth Chinese judge at the ICJ, and the third representing the People's Republic of China (see Judges of the International Court of Justice).
As Xue was re-elected to the Court in 2011 and 2020, her term will expire on 5 February 2030. On the 6 February 2018, Xue was elected Vice President of the International Court of Justice for a three-year term.