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State [2008] 1 AC 153 (House of Lords); R (Al-Jedda) v.
Secretary of State [2008] 1 AC 332. Counsel in cases in
Bermuda and Gibraltar; expert witness in cases in the
United States of America and Canada. President, Arbitration
Tribunal, Corn Products v. United Mexican States
(NAFTA-ICSID, 2004-2009); Member Arbitration Tribunals:
Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom (Permanent Court of
Arbitration, 2001), Azpetrol v. Azerbaijan (ICSID, 2006-
2009), European Media Ventures v. Czech Republic
(2007-2009) and various other cases.” 52
JUDGE XUE HANQIN
This Chinese judge has been a Member of the Court
since June 29 th 2010.
“B.A., Beijing Foreign Language Studies University
(1980); Diploma of International law, Beijing University,
Department of Law (1982); LL.M., Columbia University
School of Law (1983); J.S.D., Columbia University
School of Law (1995). Professor at Wuhan University
School of Law. Vice-President and Board member, Chinese
Society of International Law. Vice-President Chinese
Society of Private International Law. Associate,
Institut de droit international (2005). Member, Institut
de droit international (since 2009). President, Asian Society
of International Law. Member of the Curatorium
of the Hague Academy of International Law (since
2010). Entered the Foreign Ministry of China (1980).
Deputy Director-General, Department of Treaty and
Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1994-1999). Director-
General, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (1999-2003). Ambassador of China to
the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Permanent Representative
of China to the Organization for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons (2003-2008). Ambassador
to ASEAN, Legal Counsel of the Ministry, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of China (2008-2010). Member of the
International Law Commission (elected in 2001 and reelected
in 2006 by the United Nations General Assembly
for the term 2007-2011). Chairman of the International
Law Commission (2010). Member of the Chinese
delegation, United Nations Special Committee on the
Charter and the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization
(1982, 1990, 1993). Member of the Chinese
delegation, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful
Uses of Outer Space and its Legal Sub-Committee
(1980-1984). Delegation legal adviser, IAEA Legal Experts
meeting on the drafting of the two conventions
on early notification and emergency assistance (1986).
Member of the Chinese delegation, Sixth Committee,
United Nations General Assembly (1986-1987). Member
of the Chinese delegation, ICAO Legal Committee
meeting on the drafting of the Protocol for the Suppression
of Unlawful Acts of Violence at International
Airports, Supplementary to the Montreal Convention
(1987-1988). Member of the Chinese delegation, Third
Committee, United Nations General Assembly (1993).
Legal expert, Meeting of Legal Experts on the establishment
of the International Tribunal for the Former
Yugoslavia (1993). Head of the Chinese delegation,
experts meeting on the United Nations Convention on
Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
(1994). Head of the Chinese delegation, The Hague
Conference on Private International Law, meeting on
the question of the application of the Convention on
Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of
Intercountry Adoption (1994). Head of the Chinese delegation,
United Nations meeting on the protection of
the safety of United Nations Personnel and Associated
Personnel (1994). Head of the Chinese delegation, INCD
meetings on United Nations Convention to Combat
Desertification (1995). Head of the Chinese delegation,
Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting,
Berlin Mandate (1996). Deputy-Head of the Chinese
delegation presenting national report on implementation
of the International Convention on the Elimination
of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1996). Member
of the Chinese delegation, The Hague Conference on
Private International Law, meeting on the recognition
and enforcement of foreign judgments (1998). Head
of the Chinese delegation, legal experts meeting on
the drafting of the United Nations Convention against
Transnational Organized Crime (1998-1999). Deputy-
Head of the Chinese delegation, presenting national
report on implementation of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women (1999). Chairperson, Informal Advisory Group
on the admission of the European Community to The
Hague Conference (2004). Vice-chairperson, twentieth
session of The Hague Conference of Private International
Law (2005).” 53
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