Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga

For other people named Eduardo Jiménez, see Eduardo Jiménez (disambiguation).
Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga
Member of the International Law Commission
In office
1960–1969
Member of the International Court of Justice
In office
1970–1979
President of the International Court of Justice
In office
1976–1979
Personal details
Born1918
Died(1994-04-05)April 5, 1994 (aged 75)
Alma materUniversity of Uruguay

H. E. Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga (Montevido, 1918 – Punta del Este, 5 April 1994) was an Uruguayan professor, jurist, and President of the International Court of Justice.[1][2][3]

Biography

Early life

Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga was born in Montevido in 1918, and received a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Uruguay in 1942.[1] From 1946 to 1969, he would be a professor of Public International Law at the Montevido Law School.[1][2]

Professional career

Jiménez de Aréchaga held a seat on the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1960 to 1969, serving as President in 1963.[1][4] He was the president of the ad hoc court of arbitration that was established by Canada and France to decide the 1992 Canada–France Maritime Boundary Case. He was also President of the arbitral tribunal for the "Rainbow Warrior" case between New Zealand and France (1989-1990).[2]

He lectured at the Hague Academy of International Law.[5]

He then served as a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ or "World Court") between 1970 and 1979, including a period as President of the ICJ from 1976 to 1979.[1][2][3]

Death

Aréchaga died in a car accident in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on April 5, 1994.[1]

Published works

  • Derecho Constitucional de las Naciones Unidas - JSOTR
  • Introducción al Derecho - ISBN 978-9974-2-0661-8
  • Tratado de derecho Internacional Público. T.1 - ISBN 978-9974-2-0575-8
  • Tratado de derecho Internacional Público. T.2 - ISBN 978-9974-2-0959-6
  • Tratado de derecho Internacional Público. T.3 - ISBN 978-9974-2-0844-5
  • Tratado de derecho Internacional Público. T.4 - ISBN 978-9974-2-0972-5
  • Voting and the Handling of Disputes in the Security Council - ISBN 978-0313203329

Awards

  • The Manley O. Hudson Award, 1978[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Schwebel, Stephen M. (1994-07-03). "Eduardo Jimenez de Aréchaga (1918–1994)". American Journal of International Law. 88 (3): 512–513. doi:10.1017/S000293000001962X. ISSN 0002-9300.
  2. ^ a b c d Highet, Keith (1996). "Tribute to Eduardo Jimenez de Arechaga, Jose Maria Ruda and Andres Aguilar Mawdsley" (PDF). oas.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Presidency | INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE". icj-cij.org. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Present and Former Members of the International Law Commission (1949–present)". legal.un.org. 2023-01-10. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  5. ^ Uriburu, Justina (2025). "Windows to Worlds: Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga's Teachings at the Hague Academy". European Journal of International Law. doi:10.1093/ejil/chae060. ISSN 0938-5428.
  6. ^ "ASIL Hudson Awards" (PDF). asil.org. January 9, 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

Further reading

  • Arbuet Vignali, Heber. La Escuela de Montevideo de Derecho Internacional Público (2021) - ISBN 978-9974-2-1235-0
  • Djiena Wembou, Michel-Cyr. Le Droit International dans un monde en mutation (1994) - ISBN 2-7475-3580-0