Christopher Weeramantry
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His Excellency Judge Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Weeramantry |
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Christopher Weeramantry in June 2007
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| Vice-President of the International Court of Justice | |
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In office 1997–2000 |
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| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
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In office 1991–2000 |
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| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon | |
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In office 1967–1972 |
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Christopher Gregory Weeramantry November 17, 1926 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | January 5, 2017 (aged 90) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Barrister |
Sri Lankabhimanya Christopher Gregory Weeramantry, AM (November 17, 1926 – January 5, 2017) was a Sri Lankan lawyer who was a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1991 to 2000, serving as its Vice-President from 1997 to 2000. Weeramantry was a Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka from 1967 to 1972. He was also served as an Emeritus Professor at Monash University and the President of the International Association of Lawyers against Nuclear Arms.
Born 17 November 1926 in Colombo, Ceylon, he was educated at the Royal College Colombo, where he was a senior prefect, editor of the Royal College Magazine, Chairman Senior Literary Association and won many class and school prizes as well as the Governor's Scholarship, Principal's Prize and the Empire Essay Prize for 1943 awarded by the Royal Empire Society.
He gained a BA (Hons.) from the newly established University of Ceylon and went on to gain a LL.B and a LLD from King's College London. After completing the law exams at the Colombo Law College, he took oaths as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Ceylon in 1948.
Beginning his law practice in Colombo that went on until 1965, he was appointed Commissioner of Assize, holding the post until 1967 when he was called to the bench as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ceylon. He retired from the Supreme Court in 1972 and moved to Australia where he assumed duties as Sir Hayden Starke Professor of Law, at Monash University in Victoria.
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