International Court of Justice elects first woman president

British judge Rosalyn Higgins was elected president of the International Court of Justice and will become the first woman to hold the position, the court said in a statement from Amsterdam, Netherlands today.

International Court of Justice elects first woman president

British judge Rosalyn Higgins was elected president of the International Court of Justice and will become the first woman to hold the position, the court said in a statement from Amsterdam, Netherlands today.

Higgins, 68, has sat on the 15-member court since 1995, and will serve a term of three years.

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