Stephen M. Schwebel
American judge (1929-2026) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 97
Stephen Myron Schwebel was an American jurist and international judge, counsel and arbitrator.
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He previously served as judge of the World Bank Administrative Tribunal (2010-2017), as a member of the U.S. National Group at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, as president of the International Monetary Fund Administrative Tribunal (1993-2010), as president of the International Court of Justice (1997-2000), as vice president of the International Court of Justice (1994-1997), and as Judge of the International Court of Justice (1981-2000). Prior to his tenure on the ICJ, Schwebel served as deputy legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State (1974-1981) and as assistant legal adviser to the U.S. Department of State (1961-1967). He also served as a professor of law at Harvard Law School (1959-1961) and Johns Hopkins University (1967-1981). Schwebel is noted for his expansive opinions in momentous cases such as Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons, Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua and Oil Platforms .
