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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He also served as an emeritus professor at Monash University and as the president of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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Weeramantry was a judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972.
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was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the Internati
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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
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P19 (place of birth): Colombo
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P20 (place of death): Colombo
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