Thomas Buergenthal | |
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![]() Buergenthal in 2010 | |
President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights | |
In office 1985–1987 | |
Preceded by | Pedro Nikken |
Succeeded by | Rafael Nieto Navia |
Personal details | |
Born | Ľubochňa, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) | 11 May 1934
Died | 29 May 2023 Miami, Florida, U.S. | (aged 89)
Education | Bethany College (BA) New York University (JD) Harvard University (LLM, SJD) |
Thomas Buergenthal (11 May 1934 – 29 May 2023) was a Czechoslovak-born American international lawyer, scholar, law school dean, and judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). He resigned his ICJ post as of 6 September 2010[1] and returned to his position at The George Washington University Law School[2] where he was the Lobingier Professor Emeritus of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence.[3]
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