新加坡：法律部周三（11月4日）表示，国际法大使李莲娜当选为国际法院（ICJ）法官。
SINGAPORE: Ambassador for International Law Rena Lee has been elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), said the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) on Wednesday (Nov 4).
该部补充说，她是首位当选该法院法官的新加坡人，也是首位当选该职位的东南亚女性。
She is the first Singaporean and the first woman from Southeast Asia to be elected to the court, the ministry added.
现年57岁的李莲娜赢得了这座15名法官组成的法院5个席位之一，任期为2027年至2036年。她将于2027年2月开始履职。
Ms Lee, 57, secured one of five seats on the 15-judge court for the 2027 to 2036 term. She will begin her term in February 2027.
选举于周二在美国纽约联合国总部举行，联合国大会和联合国安理会分别进行了投票。
The election was held on Tuesday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with voting conducted in both the UN General Assembly and the UN Security Council.
李莲娜在两个机构均获得绝对多数票，在大会获得191票中的151票，在安理会获得15票中的13票。她在大会获得最高票数，在安理会获得并列最高票数。新加坡政府祝贺李莲娜当选，称这是该国的一个重要里程碑。
Ms Lee secured an absolute majority in both bodies, receiving 151 out of 191 votes in the General Assembly and 13 out of 15 votes in the Security Council. She received the highest number of votes in the General Assembly and the joint-highest number in the Security Council. The Singapore government congratulated Ms Lee on her election, calling it a significant milestone for the country.
法律部表示，强有力的支持反映了国际社会对李莲娜的信任和信心，并祝愿她和新一届国际法院法官团任期顺利。
MinLaw said said the strong support reflected the international community's trust and confidence in Ms Lee, and wished her and the incoming ICJ bench a successful term.
她的候选人资格最早于2024年宣布，并于2026年正式获得提名。
Her candidature was first announced in 2024, and she was formally nominated in 2026.
李莲娜还在包括常设仲裁法院和国际投资争端解决中心调解员名册在内的机构担任职务。
Ms Lee also holds positions in institutions including the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Panel of Conciliators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
作为联合国国家管辖范围以外区域海洋生物多样性政府间会议（BBNJ）主席，李莲娜主导了长达五年复杂且利害攸关的多边谈判，促成了具有里程碑意义的《BBNJ协定》于2023年通过。
As president of the UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ), Ms Lee steered five years of complex, high-stakes multilateral negotiations, leading to the adoption of the landmark BBNJ Agreement in 2023.
外交部长维文和法律部长唐振辉当时人在纽约参加选举，他们周二重申了政府对李莲娜参选的全力支持。他们还于周一晚在纽约为她举办了招待会，以助选。
Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Law Minister Edwin Tong were in New York for the election, having reiterated the government's full support for Ms Lee's candidature on Tuesday. They also hosted a reception for her in New York on Monday evening, ahead of the vote.
投票前，巴拉克里希南博士表示：“她深厚的专业知识、对法治的坚定信念，以及在化解分歧时理解不同观点的能力，将为国际法院带来宝贵财富。”他指出，在多边机构面临“日益加剧的压力”之际，李女士的候选人资格是新加坡寻求支持和维护以规则为基础的多边体系的一种方式。
Before the vote, Dr Balakrishnan said: "Her deep expertise, strong conviction in the rule of law, and ability to understand different perspectives in resolving differences would be an asset to the ICJ." He noted that at a time when multilateral institutions are "under growing strain", Ms Lee's candidature was one way that Singapore was seeking to support and uphold the rules-based multilateral system.
汤先生表示，当国际法院的法官席位“汲取多元的法律传统、专业经验和视角”时，其力量便会得到增强。
Mr Tong said that the ICJ's strength is enhanced when its bench "draws on varied legal traditions, professional experiences and perspectives".
李女士将为法院带来这种广度，并具备“对公正、廉洁和法治坚定不移的承诺”。
Ms Lee would bring such breadth to the court, together with "an unwavering commitment to fairness, integrity and the rule of law".