Liu Daqun

Liu Daqun ( born 20 September 1950, in China) is a Chinese judge and diplomat who served as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2017 and a judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals since 2012.

Early life and education Liu was born on 20 September 1950 in Shandong, China. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from the Beijing Foreign Language Institute in 1977, a certificate in international law from the Beijing Foreign Affairs College in 1978 and a master's degree in international law and international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in 1986.

Career Liu held a number of positions in the treaty and law department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, handling private international law, law of the sea, international criminal law and United Nations matters.

On 3 April 2000, Liu was sworn in as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), replacing judge Wang Tieya. He has also been a judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals since its commencement in 2012.

Liu is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and of the Institute de Droit International.