José María Ruda (

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, 1924 –

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, 7 July 1994) was an

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jurist. Between 1964 and 1972 he held a seat on the United Nations International Law Commission. He also served as the Argentine ambassador to the United Nations between 1966 and 1970. He then served as a judge on

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("World Court") from 1973 to 1991. During this period he served as the

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between 1988 and 1991.

Biography

He was born in Buenos Aires in 1924 and graduated from the

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Faculty of Law in 1949. He obtained a

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in 1955 from New York University.

Publications (selection)

* 1976: ''Instrumentos internacionales'', Tipográfica Editora Argentina, Buenos Aires * 1990: ''Presente y futuro del Tribunal Internacional de Justicia'', Universidad de Granada. * 1994: ''Derecho internacional público'', Tipográfica Editora Argentina, Buenos Aires.

References

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