Christopher Weeramantry

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Judge Christopher Weeramantry in Sri Lanka on October 24, 2006.

Christopher Weeramantry (born November 17, 1926 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972. He was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, and was Vice-President of the ICJ from 1997 to 2000.^[1] He presided in his capacity as Vice-President of the ICJ over several important cases before the Court, including a case on the illegality of the use and threatened use of nuclear weapons.^[2]

[edit] Education and honorary degrees

Judge Weeramantry attended Royal College, Colombo, for his secondary education. His university degrees include: B.A. (Hons.), LLB., LLD. (University of London); LLD. (Honoris Causa) (University of Colombo); LLD. (Honoris Causa) (Monash University); LL.D. (Honoris Causa) National Law School of India; D.Lit. (Honoris Causa) University of London.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Curriculum Vitae (English) (HTML). Weeramantry International Centre For Peace Education and Research. Retrieved on March 10, 2007.
^ Keynote Speaker: Judge Christopher Weeramantry (English) (HTML). Hiroshima-Nagasaki 2005: Global Hibakusha Film Festival. Tufts University Japanese Program (2005). Retrieved on March 10, 2007.