Gerald Fitzmaurice

For the medieval Cambro-Norman-Irish nobleman and early member of the FitzGerald dynasty, see Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly. For the British diplomat, see Gerald Henry Fitzmaurice.

Sir Gerald FItzmaurice
GCMG QC
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
In office
1975–1980
Preceded bySir Humphrey Waldock
Succeeded byVincent Evans
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
1960–1973
Preceded bySir Hersch Lauterpacht
Succeeded bySir Humphrey Waldock
Member of the International Law Commission
In office
1955–1960
Preceded bySir Hersch Lauterpacht
Succeeded bySir Humphrey Waldock
Personal details
Born
Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice

(1901-10-24)24 October 1901
Storrington, Sussex
Died7 September 1982(1982-09-07) (aged 80)
Parents
EducationMalvern College
Alma materGonville and Caius College, Cambridge (BA, LLB)

Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice GCMG QC (24 October 1901 – 7 September 1982)[1][2] was an English barrister and judge. He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration between 1964 and 1973 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice between 1960 and 1973, before becoming a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg in 1974.

  1. ^ Judge Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice and the Discipline of International Law: Opinions on the International Court of Justice, 1961-1973, J. G. Merrills, ed. (Martinus Nijhoff, 1998) p99
  2. ^ "Fitzmaurice, Sir Gerald (Gray), (24 Oct. 1901–7 Sept. 1982), QC 1957; International Law Consultant". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u164182. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 24 March 2022.