H.E. Mr. Philippe Couvreur is serving his third term of seven years as Registrar of the International Court of Justice He was Principal Legal Secretary at the Court from 1995 to 2000, after having served in the Court’s Registry since 1982. Mr. Couvreur has been senior guest lecturer for 20 years in public international law at the Law Faculty of the Université Catholique de Louvain, lectured in various foreign universities and academies and spoke at many symposia and conferences. He is the author of numerous publications on public international law. Mr. Couvreur is also a Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of Spain.