Song Sang-hyun (Korean: 송상현; born 21 December 1941)[3] is a South Korean lawyer and former President of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

[4][5] Song attended Seoul National University Law School, graduating with an LL.B.

[6] He attended Tulane University Law School as a Fulbright Fellow, then obtained a Diploma in Comparative Legal Studies from the University of Cambridge and a J.S.D.

[6] In February 2003 he was elected to the first-ever bench of ICC judges, for a three-year term.

[4] He has been awarded Cornell University's Distinguished Alumni Medal, the Korean Federal Bar Association's Legal Culture Award, and the National Decoration of Moran Order from the Korean Government.