Francisco Rezek (born January 18, 1944) is a Brazilian judge and a Member of the International Court of Justice based in The Hague, Netherlands. He gained an LL.B and D.E.S from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte, MG)and practised as a lawyer for a few years. He then obtained his PhD from l'Université de Paris-Sorbonne in the 1970's. He followed his academic career also studied earning a Diploma in Law at the University of Oxford (1979) and undertaking extension courses and research programmes at Harvard University (1965) and at the Hague Academy of International Law (1968). January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The Sorbonne today, from the same point of view The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... The University of Oxford, situated in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Hague Academy of International Law is a center for high-level education in international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

He was a Professor of International Law and Constitutional Law at the University of Brasilia from 1971 to 1997 and later became Chairman of the Department of Law, serving from 1974 to 1976 and Dean of the Faculty of Social Studies from 1978 to 1979. He moved to Rio de Janeiro and held Professorships of International Law at Rio Branco Institute (the official diplomatic school of Brazil) from 1976 to 1997. Rezek was also a Lecturer at The Hague Academy of International Law in 1986 and at the Institute of International Public Law and International Relations in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1989. 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... The Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America, and fifth largest in the world. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal, the largest city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ... Greece, officaly called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Rezek is also President of several conferences, lecturer and an examiner in contests for professorships in the major Brazilian universities (since 1971). He became Attorney of the Republic before the Supreme Court of Brazil in 1972; and Deputy Attorney-General of the Republic from 1979 to 1983. He then became Justice of the Supreme Court of Brazil, appointed by the President with approval of the Senate in March, 1983, at the age of 39. He resigned in March 1990 and was appointed again in April, 1992 for life, but retired in 1997. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The supreme court in some countries, provinces, and states, is the highest court in that jurisdiction and functions as a court of last resort whose rulings cannot be appealed. ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Reef. ...

He was Foreign Minister of Brazil from March 1990 to April 1992 and has been a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1987. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister that helps to form foreign policy for sovereign nations. ... The phrase Hague Tribunal can also be used to refer to ICTY. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External link

• International Court of Justice Biography (http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/igeneralinformation/icvjudge/Rezek.html)