Rustam S. Sidhwa Explained

Rustam Sohrabji Sidhwa
Birth Date:	1 September 1927
Death Place:	Pakistan
Occupation:	Lawyer, judge
Known For:	One of the United Nations Judges of International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia Former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
Relatives:	Zarnak Sidhwa (daughter-in-law)

Rustam Sohrabji Sidhwa (1 September 1927 – 31 March 1997)^[1] was a judge on the Supreme Court of Pakistan as well as one of the original eleven judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Pakistan

He passed the Bar in 1951 and was elevated to a judge of the Lahore High Court in 1978.^{[1] [2]} Between 14 December 1989 and 31 August 1992, he served on the Supreme Court of Pakistan.^{[1] [3] [2] [4]}

International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Sidhwa served as a judge in the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia from 1993 until his resignation in July 1996 for health reasons. He was succeeded by Saad Saood Jan.^{[1] [2]}

Works

Justice Sidhwa was also a keen philatelist and wrote a catalogue. He wrote a book as well.

• The Lahore High Court and Its Principal Bar, Pakistan Times Press, Lahore, 1967
• Sidhwa's Catalogue, Pakistan stamps, errors & varieties, 1947–78, Kermin, Lahore 1978

References

1. https://www.icty.org/sid/7561 Former Judge Rustam S. Sidhwa passed away on 31 March 1997
2. Obituary, Rustam Sidhwa, Sarasota Herald Tribune (newspaper), Published 2 April 1997 Available on Google (page 39) Retrieved 4 November 2021
3. http://www.ljcp.gov.pk/Menu%20Items/Publications/Reports%20of%20the%20LJCP/reports/supremereport02.pdf Supreme Court of Pakistan Annual Report 2002 (page 168 List of Judges)
4. News: Judiciary and tolerance. Babar Sattar. 21 April 2014. Dawn (newspaper). 4 November 2021.

External links

• International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia