Paik Jin-hyun

In this Korean name, the family name is Paik.

Paik Jin-hyun (Korean: 백진현; Hanja: 白珍鉉; born 1 February 1958) is a South Korean judge and the President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea from 2017 to 2020.

Paik Jin-hyun
백진현
President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
In office October 2, 2017 – October 1, 2020
Preceded by	Vladimir Vladimirovich Golitsyn
Succeeded by	Albert Hoffmann
Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
In office March 6, 2009 – September 30, 2023
Preceded by	Choon-ho Park
Personal details
Born	(1958-02-01) 1 February 1958 (age 67) Busan, South Korea
Alma mater	Seoul National University, Columbia University, Cambridge University
Occupation	Judge

Biography

Paik graduated from Seoul National University in 1980, later he entered both Columbia University and Cambridge University. Paik graduated from Cambridge in 1989 and was subsequently admitted to the bar of the State of New York. In March 2009, he became a member of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. In October 2017, Paik became the tribunal's president.^[1]

Paik presided over a case relating to the Kerch Strait incident. On 25 May 2019 the tribunal decided that Russia must immediately release three captured ships and 24 captured Ukrainian servicemen.^[2][3][4][5]