Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor

Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor (born (1941-12-14)December 14, 1941) is a Mexican diplomat and jurist. He was Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the 1980s under President Miguel de la Madrid and is a former judge of the International Court of Justice.[4][5]

Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor
Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor
Vice President of the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 2012 – 6 February 2015
PresidentPeter Tomka
Preceded byPeter Tomka
Succeeded byAbdulqawi Yusuf
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
6 February 2006 – 6 February 2015
Preceded byFrancisco Rezek
Succeeded byPatrick Lipton Robinson
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 December 1982 – 30 November 1988
PresidentMiguel de la Madrid
Preceded byJorge Castañeda[1]
Succeeded byFernando Solana[1]
Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
In office
16 March 1982 – 30 November 1982[2]
PresidentJosé López Portillo
Preceded byHugo B. Margáin[2]
Succeeded byJorge Espinoza de los Reyes[2]
Personal details
Born (1941-12-14) 14 December 1941
Mexico City[3]
NationalityMexican
Political partyInstitutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
Alma materNational Autonomous University
Queens' College, Cambridge
ProfessionDiplomat

Biography

He was born in Mexico City, where he studied law at the National Autonomous University (UNAM, 1964). He then pursued post-graduate studies, specialising in international law at Queens' College, Cambridge in the United Kingdom (1966).[3]

He is a professor of international law and international organisations at El Colegio de México and also teaches at the Matías Romero Institute. His other academic activities have seen him work at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) and the UNAM.

From March 16 to November 30, 1982, he served as Ambassador to the United States of America. From 1989 to 1993, he served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom.

Between those two diplomatic postings, from December 1982 to 1988, he served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs under President Miguel de la Madrid. During his time in the Cabinet, he was instrumental in establishing the Contadora Group, which worked to bring peace to Central America, and in the creation of the Grupo de Ocho, since expanded to become the Rio Group.

In 1984, he was awarded the Prince of Asturias Prize for his international co-operation efforts. The following year, UNESCO awarded him its Simón Bolívar Prize.[4]

In 1996, he was elected to serve on the United Nations International Law Commission; he was re-elected to the same position in 2001.[4] On November 7, 2005, he was elected to a nine-year period as one of the judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

In 2012, Sepúlveda-Amor was elected by the judges of the ICJ to serve as its vice-president, for a three-year term beginning February 6, 2012.[6]

In 2017, Sepúlveda-Amor was named chaiman of the board of the Altán Redes, a Mexican communication consortium.[7]

In 2018, Sepúlveda-Amor was made Ambassador Emeritus of Mexico in recognition for his contribution both as a jurist and as a diplomat to the betterment of the international reputation of Mexico.[8]

Lectures

References
  1. "Bernardo Sepúlveda Amor" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  2. "Mexican ambassadors to the United States" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores. April 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  3. Camp, Roderic Ai (1995). Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993 (3rd ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 668. ISBN 978-0-292-71181-5. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  4. "Judge Bernardo Sepúlveda-Amor". International Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
  5. "Juez mexicano es nuevo vicepresidente de la Corte Internacional de la ONU". CNN Mexico. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  6. "No. 2012/8" (PDF) (Press release). International Court of Justice. 2012-02-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  7. Forbes Staff (2017-09-29). "Altán Redes hace cambios en lo más alto de su directorio • Forbes México". Forbes México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  8. Ramos, Rolando. "Soberanía, guía de la política exterior: EPN". El Economista. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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