Life
Shi was born in the port city of Ningbo, in 's Zhejiang province. His father, an importer and merchant of dyes who had six children, relocated the family to Shanghai in 1927.
Shi Jiuyong, growing up in a relatively wealthy household, was educated in at the British-run Lester Institute and went on to study law at the former St. John's University, Shanghai and obtained a bachelor's degree on politics. Afterward he went to United States and studied at Columbia University, New York City, where he obtained postgraduate degree on international law.
From 1956 to 1958, he held various teaching and fellowship positions at international affairs colleges and institutes around Beijing.
He became a professor of international law at the , Beijing, in 1984. Since the 1980s he has served as an international law representative of the People's Republic of China through various important international conventions and treaties, including the Sino-British negotiations on the status of Hong Kong. President Shi is also a former member and chairman of the International Law Commission. He has lectured on international law throughout China and the English-speaking world, including a stint at the Hague Academy of International Law.
Rise to the Hague
Shi was elected to the ICJ on 6 Feb. 1994, and became the president on 6 Fe. 2003 at the age of 77. It was also the first time that Chinese judge became the preident of ICJ. The foreign minister of the People's Republic of China Tang Jiaxuan sent his personal warm congratulations to Shi .
Selected works
He is the author of numerous publications on international law.
《外交庇护》
《条约法讲演集》
《南极的法律问题》
《普遍优惠制度与国际贸易》
《香港与关税和贸易总协定》
Positions
Fellow; Chinese Society of International Law
Senior Advisor; China's Legal Advice Centre
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