Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade, who lived from 17 September 1947 to 29 May 2022, was a Brazilian jurist and international judge who held a law degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a doctorate in international law from Cambridge University. He was a full professor of international relations and law at the University of Brasilia from 1978, and served as a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from 1994 to 2008, including as its President from 1999 to 2004. He served as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 6 February 2009 until his death in 2022, and authored 52 books and roughly 680 scholarly works on international law over his career.
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He was appointed as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 6 February 2009.
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Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade was a Brazilian jurist and international judge.
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Antonio Augusto Cancado Trindade, who lived from 17 September 1947 to 29 May 2022, was a Brazilian jurist and international judge who held a law degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and a doctorate in international law from Cambridge University.
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Before joining the ICJ, Cançado Trindade was a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights from 1994 to 2006.
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He was appointed as judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 6 February 2009.
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Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade was a Brazilian jurist and international judge.
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- In Legal System: Law of Brazil, Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade ((1947-09-17)17 September 1947, (2022-05-29)29 May 2022) was a Brazilian jurist and international judge.
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