Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice, who lived from 24 October 1901 to 7 September 1982, was an English barrister and judge educated at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. He served as Senior Legal Advisor to the British Foreign Office from 1953 to 1960, as a member of the International Law Commission from 1955 to 1960, as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 1960 to 1973, as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1964 to 1973, and as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1974 to 1980.
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How did Gerald Fitzmaurice come to sit on the International Court of Justice?
He was appointed in 1960 to finish Hersch Lauterpacht's term, then was re-elected in 1963.
In 1960 Gerald Fitzmaurice left his position as Senior Legal Advisor to the Foreign Office to accept an appointment as a judge at the International Court of Justice. He completed the term of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, who had died mid-term, and was re-elected for a full term in 1963. He served on the court until 1973.
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He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.
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Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice (24 October 1901 - 7 September 1982) was an English barrister and judge.
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In 1974, he was elected as Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg, a position he served in until 1980. Burke's Irish Family Records. He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.
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He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.
Member Of: International Court of Justice, Lead section
He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.
Member Of: European Court of Human Rights, Lead section
He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.
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Wikidata Q1509871, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1901
Wikidata Q1509871, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1901-10-24
Wikidata Q1509871, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1982
Wikidata Q1509871, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1982-09-07
Wikidata Q1509871, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Sussex
Wikidata Q1509871, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): London
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