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Christopher Weeramantry

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Christopher Gregory Weeramantry was a Sri Lankan lawyer and judge who lived from 17 November 1926 to 5 January 2017, born and later dying in Colombo. He served as a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon from 1967 to 1972 before becoming Sir Hayden Starke Professor of Law at Monash University in Australia from 1972 to 1991. He was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1991 and served until 2000, holding the office of Vice-President from 1997 to 2000, and he wrote extensively afterward on international law, human rights and peace education.

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Role
Lawyer 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Sri Lankan 1
Born
1926 2
Birth Date
1926-11-17 2
Birthplace
Colombo 2
Died
2017 2
Death Date
2017-01-05 2
Place of Death
Colombo 2
Classification
Field of Law
International Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
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1. Christopher Weeramantry (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    He also served as an emeritus professor at Monash University and as the president of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
  • Introduction, role
    Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, serving as its vice-president from 1997 to 2000.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, serving as its vice-president from 1997 to 2000.
  • Entity description, field of law
    He was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1991 and served until 2000, holding the office of Vice-President from 1997 to 2000, and he wrote extensively afterward on international law, human rights and peace education.
  • Member Of: International Court of Justice, Lead section
    Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM (17 November 1926-5 January 2017) was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, serving as its vice-president from 1997 to 2000.
  • Member Of: Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Lead section
    Weeramantry was a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972.
  • In Legal System: Law of Sri Lanka, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the Internati
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2. Wikidata: Christopher Weeramantry
  • Wikidata Q741091, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1926
  • Wikidata Q741091, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1926-11-17
  • Wikidata Q741091, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2017
  • Wikidata Q741091, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2017-01-05
  • Wikidata Q741091, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Colombo
  • Wikidata Q741091, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Colombo
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