Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice

Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice (1901–1982): Life and Work

Within the context of international law, this section explores the context, historical significance and the main work of Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice (1901–1982).1901-1 982. Legal Adviser, U.K. Foreign Office, 1953-1960. Member, I.L.C. 1955- 1960; Rapporteur on Law of Treaties; Chairman, 1959- 1960;

Judge, I.C.J. 1960-1973; Judge, European Court of Human Rights 1974-1982. Principal

work: The Law and Procedure of the lnternational Coitrt of Justice (2 vols., 1986). See

Merrills, Judge Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice and the Discipline of International Law (1998).

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Further Reading

• The entry “fitzmaurice, sir gerald gray (1901–1982)” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press