Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga

For other people named Eduardo Jiménez, see Eduardo Jiménez (disambiguation).

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]

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
Born	1918
Died	(1994-04-05)April 5, 1994 (aged 75)
Alma mater	University of Uruguay

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]