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John Dugard

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Christopher John Robert Dugard, known as John Dugard, born in 1936 in Fort Beaufort in what was then the Union of South Africa, is a South African professor of international law. His academic specializations include Roman-Dutch law, public international law, jurisprudence, human rights, criminal procedure and international criminal law. He has served on the International Law Commission, the primary United Nations body for the development of international law, has been active in reporting on human rights violations in the Palestinian territories, and has written extensively on South African apartheid alongside coauthoring textbooks on criminal law and procedure and on international law.

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Role
Professor of international law 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
South African 1
Born
1936 2
Birth Date
1936-08-23 2
Birthplace
Fort Beaufort 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 1
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1. John Dugard (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    His main academic specializations are in Roman-Dutch law, public international law, jurisprudence, human rights, criminal procedure and international criminal law.
  • Introduction, role
    John Robert Dugard is a South African professor of international law.
  • Introduction, nationality
    John Robert Dugard is a South African professor of international law.
  • Introduction, field of law
    His main academic specializations are in Roman-Dutch law, public international law, jurisprudence, human rights, criminal procedure and international criminal law.
  • In Legal System: South African Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a South African professor of international law
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2. Wikidata: John Dugard
  • Wikidata Q1699852, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1936
  • Wikidata Q1699852, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1936-08-23
  • Wikidata Q1699852, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Fort Beaufort
  • Member Of: International Court of Justice, Wikipedia category: International Court of Justice judges
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