Shigeru Oda was a Japanese jurist who lived from 22 October 1924 to 4 September 2025, born in Sapporo and educated at the University of Tokyo before earning a doctorate in law from Yale Law School in 1953. He specialized in the law of the sea and was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1976, serving until his retirement in 2003, one of the longest tenures on the Court, and holding the office of Vice-President from 1991 to 1994.
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Did Shigeru Oda ever hold a leadership office on the International Court of Justice?
Yes. He was Vice-President from 1991 to 1994 but never President.
Yes, though not the presidency. The International Court of Justice lists Shigeru Oda of Japan as a judge of the Court from 1976 to 2003 and as its Vice-President from 1991 to 1994. Its table of all members shows no term as President for him.
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1. Wikidata: Shigeru Oda
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P101 (field of work): international law
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P569 (date of birth): 1924
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P569 (date of birth): 1924-10-22
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P570 (date of death): 2025
Wikidata Q432850, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2025-09-04
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P19 (place of birth): Sapporo
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P20 (place of death): Tokyo
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Shigeru Oda (小田 滋, Oda Shigeru; 22 October 1924 - 4 September 2025) was a Japanese jurist who was a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1976 until 2003, when he retired.
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Shigeru Oda was a Japanese jurist who lived from 22 October 1924 to 4 September 2025, born in Sapporo and educated at the University of Tokyo before earning a doctorate in law from Yale Law School in 1953.
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