Géza Herczegh

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]

The native form of this personal name is Herczegh Géza. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
His Excellency
Géza Herczegh
Herczegh Géza
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
1 May 1993 – 6 February 2003
Preceded byManfred Lachs
Succeeded byPeter Tomka
Personal details
Born(1928-10-17)17 October 1928
Veľké Kapušany
Died11 January 2010(2010-01-11) (aged 81)
Budapest
NationalityHungarian

References
  1. "DELMAGYAR - Gyász: Elhunyt Herczegh Géza Gábor". 12 January 2010.
  2. "Hungarian Jurist Elected to International Court of Justice". Associated Press.
  3. Prager, Dietmar W. 2002. "Procedural developments at the International Court of Justice." The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 1, 612-625.
  4. Wien, Charles E. Ritterband. "Janos Ader ist Ungarns neuer Präsident | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  5. 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
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