Árpád Prandler
Árpád Prandler | |
|---|---|
 Árpád Prandler in January 2008. | |
| Judge ad litem, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 February 1930 Kaposvár, Hungary |
| Died | 5 February 2014 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Alma mater | Eötvös Loránd University |
| Profession | Educator |
| Website | www.icty.org |
Árpád Prandler (23 February 1930 – 5 February 2014) was a Hungarian professor of international law and a jurist. From 1952 he taught at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest. He served as an ad litem Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (2006–2013). The court is based in The Hague, Netherlands. Prandler died on 5 February 2014, at the age of 83.[1][2]
Diplomat
[change | change source]Between 1963 and 1968 Prandler was the counselor to the Hungarian delegation to the United Nations in New York.[3] From 1976 he was appointed a special ambassador.[3] From 1995 to 2002 he was a leader of the Hungarian delegation. He took part in the in the International Criminal Court. He was elected to the UN General Assembly and was the chairman of the legal committee.[3] In 2005 UN General Assembly established a committee to investigate war crimes committed in the former Yugoslavia. Prandler was a key part of the process.[3]
Selected works
[change | change source]- Az ENSZ Biztonsági Tanácsa. Budapest: Közgazdasági és Jogi. 1974.
- Nemzetközi szervezetek és intézmények. ed. Prandler, Árpád. Budapest: Aula. 2001. ISBN 963-9345-44-X (co-author)
- Nemzetközi szervezetek és intézmények. ed. Prandler, Árpád. Second edition. Budapest: Aula. 2005. ISBN 963-9585-56-4 (co-author)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Passing Away of Dr. Árpád Prandler, Former Deputy Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Elhunyt Prandler Árpád". Népszabadság. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014. (in Hungarian)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Death [of] Árpád Prandler" (in Hungarian). STOP. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.[permanent dead link]
Sources
[change | change source]- MTI Ki Kicsoda 2006, Magyar Távirati Iroda, Budapest, 2005, p. 1390.
- Prandler Árpád életrajta a Nemzetközi Törvényszék honlapján
- Az Index cikke Prandler hágai bíróvá történt megválasztásáról
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