Yuji Iwasawa
Yuji Iwasawa | |
|---|---|
岩沢雄司 | |
Iwasawa in 2018 | |
| President of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 3 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Nawaf Salam |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Hisashi Owada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yuji Iwasawa 4 June 1954 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | University of Tokyo Harvard Law School University of Virginia School of Law |
| Occupation | Jurist |
Yuji Iwasawa (岩沢雄司; born 4 June 1954) is a Japanese jurist. He has been a member of the International Court of Justice since 22 June 2018, following the resignation of Judge Hisashi Owada. Before he was elected a judge, he was a professor of international law at the University of Tokyo. He was re-elected on 12 November 2020. He formerly chaired the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
On 3 March 2025 he was elected President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), succeeding Nawaf Salam, who had resigned to become Lebanon's prime minister.