Roberto Ago was an Italian jurist who lived from 26 May 1907 to 24 February 1995, holding professorships in international law at Catania, Genoa and Rome across a long academic career addressing both private and public international law. He served on the United Nations International Law Commission from 1956 to 1979, chairing it in 1964 and 1965 and playing an extended and preeminent role in its codification work, including presiding over the Vienna Conference on the Law of Treaties. He was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1979 and served until his death in 1995, and he later served as president of the Institut de Droit International from 1992 to 1993.
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What was Roberto Ago's role in the International Law Commission?
He sat on the Commission from 1956 to 1979 and chaired it from 1964 to 1965.
Roberto Ago was a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1956 to 1979 and chaired it from 1964 to 1965. Stephen M. Schwebel, himself a former judge of the International Court of Justice, said that Ago had an "extended and preeminent" role in the Commission's codification work.
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He served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1979 until 1995.
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Roberto Ago (26 May 1907 - 24 February 1995) was an Italian jurist. He served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1979 until 1995. He was Professor of International Law at the Universities of Catania (1934-1935), Genoa (1935-1938), and finally Rome (1956-1982).
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Roberto Ago (26 May 1907 - 24 February 1995) was an Italian jurist.
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He was Professor of International Law at the Universities of Catania (1934-1935), Genoa (1935-1938), and finally Rome (1956-1982).
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He served as a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1979 until 1995.
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was an Italian jurist
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Wikidata Q932787, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1907
Wikidata Q932787, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1907-05-26
Wikidata Q932787, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1995
Wikidata Q932787, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1995-02-24
Wikidata Q932787, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Vigevano
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P20 (place of death): Geneva
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