Enrique Armand-Ugón
Enrique Clemente Armand-Ugón (10 August 1893 – 1984) was an Uruguayan jurist. He served as judge of the International Court of Justice between 1952 and 1961.[1][2]
Biography
Armand-Ugón was born on 10 August 1893 in Colonia Valdense, Uruguay.[1][2] He graduated as a lawyer from the University of the Republic in Montevideo. He was appointed Judge in the Courts of First Instance in 1920 and in the Court of Appeal in 1938.[1] In 1945, he became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Justice of Uruguay.[2]
Armand-Ugón headed the Uruguayan delegation to the third and fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 and 1950.[1]
In February 1952 he was elected Judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.[1][2] In addition, he was appointed judge ad hoc from 1962 to 1964, in the Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Case Company Limited between Belgium and Spain, at the request of Spain.[1]
Armand-Ugón died in 1984 in Montevideo.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company Limited (Belgium v. Spain) (pdf) (Court case). International Court of Justice. 1964-03-10. pp. 4–5. Communiqué No. 64/4. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- 1 2 3 4 Diario de Sesiones, 45ª Sesión, Cuarto Período Ordinario de la XLIX Legislatura, Cámara de Representantes, Parlamento del Uruguay [Journal of Proceedings, 45th Session, Fourth Ordinary Period of the 49th Legislature, Chamber of Representatives, Parliament of Uruguay] (pdf) (Report) (in Spanish). Montevideo. 2023-10-10. p. 35. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
- Enrique C. Armand-Ugon. in Arthur Eyffinger, Arthur Witteveen, Mohammed Bedjaoui, La Cour internationale de Justice 1946-1996. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 1999, ISBN 9-04-110468-2.
- Armand-Ugon, Enrique C. in Ronald Hilton (Ed.): Who's Who in Latin America. Part V: Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Stanford University Press 1962, ISBN 0-80-470741-3.