Yuji Iwasawa

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Born	Yuji Iwasawa; 4 June 1954; Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Alma mater	University of Tokyo,Harvard Law School, University of Virginia School of Law
	Elected President of the International Court of Justice in March 2025

Yuji Iwasawa is a Japanese jurist. He has been a member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) since 22 June 2018, following the resignation of Judge Hisashi Owada. He was re-elected on 12 November 2020.^[1]

Before he was elected a Judge, he was Professor of International Law at the University of Tokyo. He formerly chaired the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

On 3 March 2025, Judge Yuji Iwasawa was elected President of the International Court of Justice, succeeding Nawaf Salam, who had resigned to become Lebanon's prime minister.^[2]

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[1] "Professor Yuji Iwasawa Elected to Serve as Judge on International Court of Justice"

[2] "Judge Iwasawa Yuji elected President of the International Court of Justice"

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