Interview with President Rosalyn Higgins of the International Court of Justice
President Higgins has a distinguished and accomplished career. She is Dame Commander of the British Empire, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. President Higgins is also a Barrister, Queen’s Counsel, and a Bencher of the Inner Temple. President Higgins practiced public international law and petroleum law in the English courts, and before various international tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Court of the European Communities. Prior to her appointment to the Court, Dame Rosalyn was Counsel for the following cases in the International Court of Justice: case concerning East Timor (Portugal v. Australia); Territorial Dispute (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya/Chad); Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya v. United Kingdom); case concerning Gabčíkovo‑Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia).