Rosalyn Higgins, Baroness Higgins, DBE, QC (b. in London, 1937) is the President of the International Court of Justice. Higgins was the first female judge to be appointed to the ICJ, and was elected President in 2006. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... The Houses of Parliament and the clock tower containing Big Ben Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ...

Judge Higgins, President of the ICJ.

Born is 1937 as Rosalyn Cohen, she married Terence Langley Higgins (now Lord Higgins) in 1961. Image File history File links Rosalyn_Higgins. ... Image File history File links Rosalyn_Higgins. ... Terence Langley Higgins, Baron Higgins (1928-) is a British Conservative politician. ...

She has been a member of the Court since July 12, 1995, and was re-elected as of February 6, 2000. She studied at Cambridge (undergraduate and Master's degrees in Law) and Yale (doctorate). She was a staff specialist in International Law, of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1963- 1974; Visiting Fellow, London School of Economics, 1974-1978; Professor of International Law, University of Kent at Canterbury, 1978-1981; Professor of International Law in the University of London (London School of Economics), 1981-. She was a practising barrister, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1986, and is a bencher of the Inner Temple. July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Yale can refer to an educational institution: Yale University, one of the United States oldest universities. ... Chatham House (formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs) is an institute based in London for the analysis of current affairs around the world. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal... The University of Kent (originally titled University of Kent at Canterbury and still often referred to as UKC) is a Glass Plate University in the United Kingdom. ... Senate House, designed by Charles Holden, home to the universitys central administrative offices and its library The University of London is a federation of colleges and institutes which together constitute one of the worlds largest universities. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university and a constituent college of the federal University of London, located on Houghton Street in Central London, off the Aldwych and next to the Royal... A barrister (advocate in Scotland and the Channel Islands, barrister-at-law in Ireland and elsewhere) is a lawyer found in some Common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ... Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of... The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court around the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, to which barristers belong and where they are called to the bar. ...

Lady Higgins is the author of several influential works on international law, including Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It (1994).

Titles from birth

• Miss Rosalyn Cohen (1937-1961)
• Mrs Terence Higgins (1961-1986)
• Mrs Terence Higgins QC (1986-1993)
• Lady Higgins QC (1993-1995)
• Her Excellency Lady Higgins DBE QC (1995-1997)
• Her Excellency The Right Honourable The Baroness Higgins DBE QC (1997-present)

External link

• ICJ biography.