Ellen Hey was born on 9 November 1957 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and grew up in the Netherlands, Egypt and Venezuela. Utrecht University, the Netherlands (Candidate in Law, 1978; LLM, 1982); University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (MSc, 1983); Utrecht University, the Netherlands (Doctorate, 1989); Centre for Studies and Research of the Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, the Netherlands (Diploma, 1990); Honorary Doctorate, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden (2016). Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS), University of Utrecht (1983-1986); Legal Advisor at the Directorate General of Rijkswaterstaat of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands (1986-1990); Assistant and Associate Professor in International Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (1990-1999); Professor of International Natural Resources Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam (full-time 1999-2000, part-time 2001-2002); Consultant with ICWS (International Centre for Water Studies) (part-time 2001-2002); at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Professor of Public International Law (since 2002), Head of the Department of International Law (2002-2012), Head of the Department of International and European Union Law (2012-2019), Advisor on the Internationalization of Education to the Executive Board of Erasmus University Rotterdam (2014-2018); Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (NCLOS), University of Tromsø (UiT) - The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway (since 2020). Visiting Ingram Professorial Fellow, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2011); Visiting Professorial Fellow, University of New South Wales (2013-2015); Visiting Professor at the K. G. Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (JCLOS, now NCLOS), University of Tromsø (UiT) - The Arctic University of Norway (2019). Member of the Board Netherlands Society of International Law (1998-2014); Member of the Advisory Commission on Legal Aspects of Water Management of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, the Netherlands (2001-2013); Member of the Conseil Européen du Droit de l''Environnement (2005-2010); Lecturer at the Summer School of the Faculty of Law of Helsinki University (2008); Member of the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee (2008-2014); Member of the International Advisory Board of the Stockholm Center for International Law and Justice, Stockholm University (since 2013); Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the K. G.

Jebsen Centre for the Law of the Sea (JCLOS, now NCLOS), University of Tromsø (UiT) - The Arctic University of Norway (2014-2020); Member of the International Jury for the Elizabeth Haub Prize for Environmental Law, representing the University of Stockholm (2014-2016); Lecturer in the ITLOS-Nippon Programme (2020, 2022, 2023); Member of the Advisory Board of the Centre for Environmental Law and Policy (CELP), University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka (since 2020); Lecturer in Munich Advanced Courses in International Law, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany (2022); Lecturer in the ITLOS Programme for Legal Advisors (2023). George Rodrigo Bandeira Galindo , born in Recife, Brazil, in 1976. Bachelor of Laws (1998), Federal University of Pernambuco; Master of Laws (2001) and Doctor in International Relations (2006), University of Brasilia; Postdoctoral Studies, University of Helsinki (2010) and University of Bremen (2014). Associate Professor, Law School, University of Brasilia (since 2015); Professor, Instituto Rio Branco (Brazilian Diplomatic Academy) (since 2014); Adjunct Professor (2007-2015), Director of Undergraduate Studies (2007-2008), Director of Graduate Studies (2008-2009), Associate Dean (2009-2012) and Dean (2012-2016), Law School, University of Brasilia; Visiting Professor at the University of Macerata (2017). Legal Adviser, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil (since 2016); Member of the International Law Commission (since 2023); Member (since 2019; second term, since 2023), Vice-President (2023), and President (since 2024) of the Inter-American Juridical Committee; Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, National Group, Brazil (since 2022); Arbitrator and Conciliator under Article 2 of Annexes V and VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (since 2023). Judge of the MERCOSUR Labour-Administrative Court (since 2016), Judge (2016-2018), and President (2017-2018) of the Administrative Court of the Latin American Integration Association. Legal Adviser, Advocacy-General of the Union, Brazil (2002-2003); Legal Clerk, Federal Supreme Court, Brazil (2003-2007); Member of the Amnesty Commission, Ministry of Justice, Brazil (2016-2017). Delegate of Brazil to the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction; Delegate of Brazil to meetings of the Sixth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, and the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

Legal Counsel of Brazil before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the advisory opinion on the Denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of the Organization of American States and the consequences for State human rights obligations . Juan Manuel Gómez-Robledo , né à Mexico en 1959. Après une licence en droit de l''Université de Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne), il obtient une maîtrise en droit public de l''Université de Paris X (Nanterre), puis un master en relations internationales de l''Institut d''Etudes Politiques de Paris ainsi qu''un doctorat en droit international de l''Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Diplomate de carrière depuis 1988, il a occupé, entre autres, les postes de Conseiller juridique du Ministère des Relations extérieures (2001- 2004), de Secrétaire d''Etat aux affaires multilatérales et aux droits de l''homme (2007-2015) ; de Représentant permanent adjoint auprès de l''Organisation des Etats Américains (OEA) (1998-2001) et auprès des Nations Unies (2004-2007). De 2016 à 2021, il a été Ambassadeur du Mexique en France. Membre de la Commission du droit international des Nations Unies (2012-2022), il a été Rapporteur spécial sur l''application à titre provisoire des traités. L''acquittement de cette responsabilité a permis à l''Assemblée générale des Nations Unies d''adopter, en 2021, le Guide de l''application à titre provisoire des traités. De 2021 à 2023, il a été le Représentant permanent adjoint du Mexique auprès des Nations Unies.

Le 9 novembre 2023, il est élu juge de la Cour internationale de Justice pour la période 2024-2033. Auteur de nombreux articles portant sur des sujets juridiques et politiques, son dernier ouvrage est consacré à la pratique du Conseil de sécurité après la guerre froide et l''interprétation de la Charte des Nations Unies ( La práctica del Consejo de Seguridad después de la guerra fría y la interpretación de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas , Tirant Lo Blanch, Valence (Espagne) et Mexico, 2018).