Gilbert Guillaume

Gilbert Guillaume (born 4 December 1930; French pronunciation: [ʒilbɛʁ ɡijom]) is a French jurist and judge who served as the 19th President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague from 2000 to 2003. He was an ICJ Judge between 1987 and 2005. Guillaume was previously appointed a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in 1980.^[1][2]

Gilbert Guillaume
19th President of the International Court of Justice
In office 7 February 2000 – 6 February 2003
Preceded by	Stephen Schwebel
Succeeded by	Shi Jiuyong
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 17 September 1987 – 11 February 2005
Personal details
Born	(1930-12-04) 4 December 1930 (age 93) Bois-Colombes, France
Residence	Neuilly-sur-Seine
Alma mater	University of Paris Sciences Po École nationale d'administration

A native of Bois-Colombes, Seine, Guillaume studied at Sciences Po and graduated from the École nationale d'administration in 1957. He was appointed a master of requests at the Conseil d'État before joining the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Director of Juridicial Affairs in 1979.^[3] In 2007 he became a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques, which he presided over in 2016, when he was awarded the Great Cross of the Legion of Honour. Guillaume is also a former member of the academic staff of Sciences Po, Paris.

Gilbert Guillaume is the father of Marc Guillaume (born 1964), who was appointed Prefect of Paris in 2020.

References

1. "Gilbert Guilaume". IAI Paris. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. "JUDGE GILBERT GUILLAUME (FRANCE) ELECTED PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE". United Nations. 18 February 2000. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. "Décret du 2 novembre 1992 maintenant un conseiller d'Etat dans la position de détachement de longue durée", legifrance.gouv.fr (in French), 6 November 1992.