Judge Thomas Buergenthal will resign as member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) effective 6 September 2010. His term would have expired on 5 February 2015.
The United Nations has fixed 9 September 2010 as the date for the election of his successor by the Security Council and the General Assembly. The member of the Court then elected will complete Judge Buergenthal’s term.
Judge Buergenthal has been a member of the Court since March 2000. After his first term, he was re-elected as from February 2006.
Former Judge and President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Administrative Tribunal of the Inter-American Development Bank, Judge Buergenthal is also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Society of International Law, the American Law Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations and the German Society of International Law.
In addition, he is an associé of the Institut de droit international. Holder of numerous prizes and distinctions, Judge Buergenthal sits on the editorial board of various publications. He is the author of many books, essays and articles.
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