Manfred Lachs

Manfred Lachs
Lachs in 1974
President of the International Court of Justice
In office 1973–1976
Preceded by	Muhammad Zafarullah Khan
Succeeded by	Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 1967 – 14 January 1993
Preceded by	Bohdan Winiarski
Succeeded by	Géza Herczegh
Personal details
Born	(1914-04-21)21 April 1914 Stanisławów, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)
Died	14 January 1993(1993-01-14) (aged 78) The Hague, Netherlands
Children	Malgosia Fitzmaurice
Alma mater	Jagiellonian University

Manfred Lachs (21 April 1914 – 14 January 1993) was a Polish diplomat and jurist who served as a Judge of the International Court of Justice and greatly influenced the development of international law after World War II.