Abdullah El-Erian Explained

Abdullah el-Erian (Damanhur, March 21, 1920 — Leiden, December 12, 1981) was an Egyptian international lawyer, diplomat, and judge.^[1] From 1959 to 1968 he headed the legal affairs and treaties department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt. He served as Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations in Geneva from 1968 to 1979. He was a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1979 until his death in 1981.^{[2] [3]} In 1967, he was elected member of the Institut de Droit International.

He died of a heart attack in 1981. He was succeeded at the ICJ by Mohammed Bedjaoui.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Judge Abdullah El-Erian, a member of the International Court... - UPI Archives . 2023-02-19 . UPI . en.
2. News: Upi . 1981-12-15 . Abdullah el-Erian, 60; Judge at World Court . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-19 . 0362-4331.
3. Secretary-General . Un . 1965-11-12 . Election of a member of the International Court of Justice to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Abdel Hamid Badawi :: list and curricula vitae of candidates nominated by national groups : note : addendum /: by the Secretary-General . en.
4. Web site: Pérez-Aznar . Facundo . 2022-09-07 . Casual Vacancies in the ICJ: Law, Practice, and Policy . 2023-02-19 . . English.