Ronny Abraham (; born 5 September 1951) is a French academic and practitioner in the field of

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who was elected to the

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, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of judge and former President Gilbert Guillaume. He served the remainder of Guillaume's which ended on 5 February 2009, and was reelected for a term extending to 2018.

Biography

Abraham was born on 5 September 1951 in

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. He earned his degree in Advanced Studies in Public Law at the Panthéon-Sorbonne, is an alumnus of National School of Administration and led a distinguished career characterised by numerous academic and judicial postings, which include: * Administrative Tribunal Judge (1978–1985 and 1987–1988) * Assistant Director of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1986–1987) * At the

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(1988–2000) ** Conseiller d’État (since 2000) * Government Commissioner within the judicial system (1989–1998). * Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since October 1998). * Professor at Panthéon-Assas University (since 2004) As head of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1998, he has acted as legal adviser to the Government in the areas of general international public law,

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law, international

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law, Law of the Sea and laws on the Antarctic. Since 1998 he has been a representative for France in many cases before international and European courts.

Lectures

''La Cour internationale de Justice à l'aube de son soixante-dixième anniversaire''
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References

1951 births Living people International Court of Justice judges French judges of United Nations courts and tribunals Presidents of the International Court of Justice {{France-law-bio-stub