Antonio Cachapuz de Medeiros

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Antonio Paulo Cachepuz de Medeiros (born  August 15, 1952 in Uruguaiana , † September 15, 2016 ) was a Brazilian lawyer . In 2016 he was a judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea .

Life

Born in Uruguaiana, Medeiros received his university education at the Papal Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul . There he graduated in law in 1975 . In 1983, he also acquired at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul the Master Accounts in political science . In 1995 he received his PhD from the University of São Paulo . From 1998 he worked as a legal advisor in the Foreign Ministry in his home country. In this position he took part in numerous international conferences. de Medeiros received a reputation as a professor of international law at his alma mater . In addition to his professional activity, he was also a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration . On January 15, 2016, he was elected judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg to succeed his resigned compatriot Vicente Marotta Rangel . Medeiros held this office until his death.

Awards (selection)

Publications (selection)

  • O poder legislativo e os tratados internacionais . L&PM, 1983.
  • O poder de celebrar tratados . Fabris, 1995.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Press release No. 250 of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of ​​September 19, 2016 (PDF; 76 kB)
  2. ↑ Press release No. 242 of the International Tribunal for the Sea of ​​January 15, 2016 (PDF; 74 kB)
personal data
SURNAME Medeiros, Antonio Cachapuz de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Medeiros, Antonio Paulo Cachepuz de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian lawyer, judge at the International Tribunal for the Sea
DATE OF BIRTH 15th August 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Uruguaiana
DATE OF DEATH 15th September 2016