Géza Herczegh (17 October 1928 - 11 January 2010) was a Hungarian judge and academic. In 1990, Herczegh was appointed to the Constitutional Court of Hungary.[1] From 1993 to 2003, he was unanimously elected by the United Nations to one of the International Court of Justice, succeeding Manfred Lachs.[2] He filled the remaining year of Lachs' nine-year term and was re-elected to a full term in 1994. In 2003, he was succeeded by Peter Tomka.[3] His daughter, Judge Anita Herczegh, is married to János Áder, former President of Hungary.[4] His successor at the ICJ, Tomka, described him as "a dedicated and open-minded judge interested in finding areas of consensus."[5]
Géza Herczegh | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1 May 1993 – 6 February 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Manfred Lachs |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tomka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1928 Veľké Kapušany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) |
| Died | 11 January 2010 (aged 81) Budapest, Hungary |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
References
edit- ^ "DELMAGYAR - Gyász: Elhunyt Herczegh Géza Gábor". 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Hungarian Jurist Elected to International Court of Justice". Associated Press.
- ^ Prager, Dietmar W. 2002. "Procedural developments at the International Court of Justice." The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 1, 612-625.
- ^ Wien, Charles E. Ritterband. "Janos Ader ist Ungarns neuer Präsident | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
- ^ Tomka, Peter. 2019. "Judge Géza Herczegh – The First Hungarian at the International Court of Justice." Hungarian Yearbook of International Law and European Law 1, https://www.elevenjournals.com/tijdschrift/HYIEL/2019/1/HYIEL_2666-2701_2019_007_001_008