Nawaf Salam

Nawaf Salam (born December 15, 1953 in Beirut ) is a Lebanese lawyer and diplomat . Between 2007 and 2017 he represented his home country as permanent representative to the United Nations in New York . He has been a judge at the International Court of Justice since 2018 .

Life

Nawaf Salam in his capacity as Member of the International Court of Justice (2018)

Nawaf Salam was founded in 1953 in Beirut born and gained a diploma in 1974 at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences , and five years later at the University of Paris-Sorbonne the Promotion in Historical Sciences . He also holds a 1984 degree in law at the Lebanese University and in 1991 from the Harvard University a Master of Laws and a year later the political science doctorate at d'Institute Etudes Politiques de Paris .

Between 1984 and 2007 he worked as a resident attorney in his hometown, interrupted by three years of legal practice from 1989 to 1992 in Boston . The main focus of his work was international private law and international transactions . In addition, he was a lecturer or professor at the American University of Beirut from 1985 to 2007 , where he taught courses in international law , international relations and diplomacy , among other things .

From 2007 to 2017 he was ambassador and permanent representative of his home country to the United Nations in New York , including 2010/2011 as a representative in the UN Security Council during Lebanon's two-year membership as a non-permanent member. From September 2012 to September 2013 he served as Vice-President of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly . In addition, he headed the Lebanese delegations to various international meetings, including the 2009 UN climate conference in Copenhagen and 2015 at the UN climate conference in Paris .

On November 9, 2017, he was elected judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague . His regular nine-year term began when he was sworn in on February 6, 2018. This makes him the second Lebanese judge in the history of the court after Fouad Ammoun .

Nawaf Salam is married and has two children.

personal data
SURNAME	Salam, Nawaf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lebanese lawyer and diplomat, judge at the International Court of Justice
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH	Beirut