Theodor Meron

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Theodor Meron CMG
Legal adviser for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office 1967–1971
Preceded by	Shabtai Rosenne
Succeeded by	Meir Rosenne
Israeli Ambassador in Canada
In office 1971–1975
Preceded by	Ephraim Evron
Succeeded by	Mordechai Shalev
President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
In office 2002–2005
Preceded by	Claude Jorda
Succeeded by	Fausto Pocar
In office 2011–2015
Preceded by	Patrick Robinson
Succeeded by	Carmel Agius
President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
In office 1 March 2012 – 18 January 2019
Preceded by	office established
Succeeded by	Carmel Agius
Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
In office 14 March 2001 – 31 December 2017
Judge of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2012
Personal details
Born	(1930-04-28) 28 April 1930 (age 94) Kalisz, Poland
Nationality	American; Israeli
Alma mater	Hebrew University Harvard Law School Cambridge University

Theodor Meron, CMG (born 28 April 1930) is an American-Israeli lawyer and judge. He served as a judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (Mechanism). He served as President of the ICTY four times (2002-2005 and 2011–15)^[1][2] and inaugural President of the Mechanism for three terms (2012–19).^[3][4]