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Humphrey Waldock

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Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock was a British jurist who lived from 13 August 1904 to 15 August 1981, born in Colombo, Ceylon and dying in The Hague. He held the Chichele Professorship of Public International Law at Oxford and served as the United Nations International Law Commission's Special Rapporteur on the Law of Treaties from 1962 to 1966, then served as President of the European Court of Human Rights from 1971 to 1974. He was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in 1973 and served as its President from 1979 until his death in office in 1981.

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Role
Jurist and international lawyer 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
British 1
Born
1904 2
Birth Date
1904-08-13 2
Birthplace
Colombo 2
Died
1981 2
Death Date
1981-08-15 2
Place of Death
The Hague 2
Classification
Field of Law
International Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
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What did Humphrey Waldock contribute to the law of treaties?

He was the Commission's last Special Rapporteur on the law of treaties and his six reports produced its final 1966 draft articles.

Waldock was the last Special Rapporteur on the law of treaties for the United Nations International Law Commission, appointed in 1961. He steered the work toward draft articles that could serve as the basis for an international convention. His six reports enabled the Commission in 1966 to submit a final draft to the General Assembly and to recommend that the Assembly convene an international conference to conclude a treaty on the subject.
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Source Wikidata: Humphrey Waldock
Additional Source Humphrey Waldock (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights
Source Wikidata: Humphrey Waldock
Additional Source Humphrey Waldock (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Presidents of the International Court of Justice
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1. Humphrey Waldock (Wikipedia)
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  • Career section
    He was the Special Rapporteur on the Law of Treaties from 1962 to 1966, was president in 1967, and served as the Special Rapporteur on the Succession of States in respect of Treaties from 1968 to 1972. The six reports he completed on behalf of the ILC on the law of treaties continue to be leading sources of law for international law. Waldock served as the British judge in the European Court of Human Rights from 1966 until 1974 and in the International Court of Justice from 1973 until 1981.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock was a British jurist who lived from 13 August 1904 to 15 August 1981, born in Colombo, Ceylon and dying in The Hague.
  • Introduction, role
    Humphrey Meredith Waldock, was a British jurist and international lawyer.
  • Introduction, field of law
    Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock, was a British jurist and international lawyer.
  • In Legal System: Law of the United Kingdom, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a British jurist and international lawyer
  • Member Of: International Court of Justice, Wikipedia category: Presidents of the International Court of Justice
    Category:Presidents of the International Court of Justice
  • Member Of: European Court of Human Rights, Wikipedia category: Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights
    Category:Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights
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2. Wikidata: Humphrey Waldock
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1904
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1904-08-13
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1981
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1981-08-15
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Colombo
  • Wikidata Q1637275, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): The Hague
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