Joan E. Donoghue is President of the International Court of Justice.

Reflections on the 75th Anniversary of the International Court of Justice

Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), presiding at public hearings held on 15 March 2021.
The inaugural sitting of the International Court of Justice, held on 18 April 1946 in the Great Hall of Justice of the Peace Palace, The Hague (ICJ archives).
Official portrait of the President of the International Court of Justice, Joan E. Donoghue.

While there are many aspects of international law on which jurists of all stripes can be expected to agree, we must acknowledge that there is no single, homogenized answer to many legal questions that arise in international disputes.