Thomas Buergenthal

Thomas Buergenthal
Buergenthal in 2010
President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
In office
1985–1987
Preceded byPedro Nikken
Succeeded byRafael Nieto Navia
Personal details
Born(1934-05-11)11 May 1934
Ľubochňa, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Died29 May 2023(2023-05-29) (aged 89)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
EducationBethany College (BA)
New York University (JD)
Harvard University (LLM, SJD)

Thomas Buergenthal (11 May 1934 – 29 May 2023) was a Czechoslovak-born American international lawyer, scholar, law school dean, and judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He resigned his ICJ post as of 6 September 2010[1] and returned to his position at The George Washington University Law School[2] where he was the Lobingier Professor Emeritus of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence.[3]

  1. ^ United Nations Security Council Resolution 1926. S/RES/1926(2010) (2010) Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  2. ^ "An Advocate For All". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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