Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga

H. E. Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga was an Uruguayan professor, jurist, and President of the International Court of Justice.

Biography

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

Jiménez de Aréchaga held a seat on the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1960 to 1969, serving as President in 1963. 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.
He lectured at the Hague Academy of International Law.
He then served as a judge on the International Court of Justice between 1970 and 1979, including a period as President of the ICJ from 1976 to 1979.