Christopher Greenwood
Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge | |
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Assumed office October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rowan Williams |
Personal details | |
Born | Wellingborough, England | 12 May 1955
Alma mater | Magdalene College, Cambridge |
Occupation | Judge |
Sir Christopher John Greenwood
Family and career
Greenwood is the son of Captain Murray Greenwood and Diana Greenwood. He is married with two daughters. Christopher was educated at
He was
Greenwood is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators for the
The Legality of Using Force Against Iraq
Greenwood is well known for the October 2002 legal opinion tendered to the
The question of whether these conditions were satisfied is controversial and unclear, since there was no further resolution which might have rendered the point clear. Alternatively, (3) "under the right of self-defence if an armed attack by Iraq against the United Kingdom or one of its allies was reasonably believed to be imminent. This would not require any action by the Security Council."[5]
Greenwood acted as counsel for the government of the United Kingdom in relation to a number of cases in both domestic and international courts: the Ojdanic case in the
Notable appearances include:
- Libya v. United Kingdom (Aerial Incident at Lockerbie) ICJ Reps., 1992, p. 3; ICJ Reps. 1998, p. 3
- Case concerning Legality of Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. United Kingdom) ICJ Reps, 1999
- R. v. Bow Street Magistrates, ex parte Pinochet(No. 1) [2000] 1 AC 147, [1998] 3 WLR 1456 and (No. 3) [2001] 1 AC 147, [1999] 2 WLR 827 [1999] 1 WLR 188 (Court of Appeal)
Judge at the International Court of Justice
Greenwood was elected as a
In November 2017, the seats of Greenwood and four other judges were up for election.
Lectures
- The Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- The Sources of International Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- State Jurisdiction in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- Immunities from Jurisdiction in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- Immunities of the Head of State Under International Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- Reflections on the Right of Self-Defence in International Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- Introduction to International Humanitarian Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
- International Law in the Age of Adjudication in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law
References
- ^ a b "All Members | International Court of Justice". www.icj-cij.org. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Sir Christopher Greenwood GBE CMG QC gives 2018 Tom Sargant lecture". Justice.org. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 62310". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 June 2018. p. B23.
- ^ a b Christopher Greenwood, CMG, QC (21 March 2005). "The legality of using force against Iraq". Select Committee on Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
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- ^ a b Bruce Cheadle (31 August 2007). "Academic hired to argue detainees' rights case". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ "Five judges elected to serve on UN International Court of Justice". UN News. 6 November 2008.
- ^ News, Taiwan. "Taiwan News Online - Breaking News, Politics, Environment, Immigrants, Travel, and Health". Taiwan News.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Bowcott, Owen (20 November 2017). "No British judge on world court for first time in its 71-year history". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Ben. "UK is out of the International Court of Justice – and it's hard to not see Brexit at play". The Conversation. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
Notes
- ^ The LLB degree at Cambridge has since been renamed as the LLM to clearly reflect it being a Master's degree. By contrast, Oxford's Bachelor of Civil Law degree (BCL) retains the traditional name.
External links
- Profile at the London School of Economics
- The legality of using force against Iraq – Evidence to the Select Committee on Foreign Affairs
- The International Law Reports – The key case reports of which he is joint editor