Joan E. Donoghue

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Joan E. Donoghue (born December 12, 1956 in Yonkers ) is an American lawyer . From 1984 she held various positions for the US State Department. Since September 9, 2010, she has been a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague .

Life

Donoghue first studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz , where she earned a bachelor's degree in Russian and biology in 1978 . A subsequent study of law at the University of California, Berkeley , she graduated in 1981 with a Juris Doctor .

From 1981 to 1984 Donoghue worked for the major international law firm Covington & Burling in Washington, DC. She then moved to the US Department of State, where she worked in the Bureau for Inter-American Affairs from 1984 to 1986. In this position she was entrusted, among other things, with the representation of the United States in the case of "military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua" before the International Court of Justice. In 1986 she briefly served in the Bureau of Law Enforcement and Intelligence, before being appointed Head of the Bureau of Diplomatic Law and Litigation that same year . From 1989 to 1991 she was Deputy Legal Advisor for Oceans, Environment and Science, and in this role she was involved in negotiations on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change .

In 1991, Donoghue was an Associate Professor of International Relations Law on the Law School of Georgetown University . In 1992 she was visiting professor at Berkeley University, where she taught international environmental law as well as international relations law.

From 1993 to 1994 Donoghue was assistant legal advisor for African affairs at the US State Department, where she dealt in particular with the situation in South Africa and the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda . In 1994 she was appointed assistant legal advisor for economic issues and held that position until 1999.

From 1999 to 2000, Donoghue served as assistant director of legal for the United States Treasury Department, then until 2001 as assistant legal advisor again for the United States Department of State.

In 2001, Donoghue joined mortgage bank Freddie Mac , where she was Deputy Head of Legal until 2003 and Head of Legal and Corporate Secretary from 2003 to 2005. In 2005, she returned to Georgetown University as an associate professor, this time in the field of international law.

From 2007 Donoghue worked again for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As Principal Deputy Legal Adviser, she represented the United States in legal dialogue with the European Union , was involved in the implementation of the orders of President Barack Obama regarding the prison camps in Guantanamo, and acted as executive legal advisor from January to June 2009, advising Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Obama on international law matters.

Since September 9, 2010, Donoghue has been a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague . She succeeded Thomas Buergenthal , who had terminated his term of office, which lasted until February 5, 2015, to return to George Washington University .

In addition to knowledge of Russian , Donoghue also has knowledge of Arabic , Spanish and French .

Awards

Donoghue has received several awards for its services, including the Distinguished Honor Award in 2009 , the highest honor bestowed by the US Secretary of State, and the Presidential Rank Award ( Meritorious Executive ) in 2009 . In 1988 she was awarded the title of Younger Federal Lawyer by the American Federal Bar Association.

Publications (selection)

  • The Public Face of Private International Law: Prospects for a Convention on Foreign State Immunity . In: Law and Contemporary Problems , 1994, Vol. 57, No. 3, ISSN  0023-9186 , p. 305.
  • EC participation in the protection of the marine environment . In: Marine Policy , 1993, No. 17, ISSN  0308-597X , p. 515.
  • Taking the 'sovereign' out of the foreign sovereign immunities act: a functional approach to the commercial activities exception . In: Yale Journal of International Law , 1992, No. 17, ISSN  0889-7743 , p. 489.
  • The trade provisions of international environmental agreements: can they be reconciled with the GATT? . In: American Society of International Law Proceedings , 1992, No. 86, p. 233.
  • Perpetual immunity for foreign diplomats? A response to "the Abisiinito Affair: a restrictive theory of diplomatic immunity?" . In: Columbia Journal of Transnational Law , 1989, No. 27, ISSN  0010-1931 , p. 615.

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personal data
SURNAME Donoghue, Joan E.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and judge at the International Court of Justice (since 2010)
DATE OF BIRTH December 12, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Yonkers