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. Biography 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. Publications (selection) 1976: Instrumentos internacionales, Tipográfica Editora Argentina, Buenos Aires 1990: Presente y futuro del Tribunal Internacional de Justicia, Universidad de Granada. 1994: Derecho internacional público, Tipográfica Editora Argentina, Buenos Aires. References 1924 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Argentine judges Argentine diplomats Presidents of the International Court of Justice International Law Commission officials Permanent Representatives of Argentina to the United Nations Argentine judges of United Nations courts and tribunals