Sri Lankan judge (1926-2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM (November 17, 1926 – January 5, 2017) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000. He was the ICJ's Vice-President from 1997 to 2000.
Weeramantry was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He studied at Royal College Colombo, at King's College London, and at the University of Ceylon.
Weeramantry was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972.[1] He was also an Emeritus Professor at Monash University and the President of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
Weeramantry died in Colombo, Sri Lanka of natural causes on January 5, 2017, aged 90.[2]
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