| José María Ruda | |
| Office: | President of the International Court of Justice |
| Term Start: | 1988 |
| Term End: | 1991 |
| Predecessor: | Nagendra Singh |
| Successor: | Robert Jennings |
| Office2: | Judge of the International Court of Justice |
| Term Start2: | 1973 |
| Term End2: | 1991 |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Death Place: | Spain |
| Alma Mater: | University of Buenos Aires New York University |
José María Ruda (Buenos Aires, 1924 - Spain, 7 July 1994) was an Argentine jurist.
Between 1964 and 1972 he held a seat on the United Nations International Law Commission.He also served as the Argentine ambassador to the United Nations between 1966 and 1970. He then served as a judge on International Court of Justice ("World Court") from 1973 to 1991. During this period he served as the president of the International Court of Justice between 1988 and 1991.[1]
He was born in Buenos Aires in 1924 and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires Faculty of Law in 1949. He obtained a Master of Laws in 1955 from New York University.[2]