University. While at Emory, he was the director of the Human Rights Program of the Carter Center. Buergenthal served as a judge for many years, including lengthy periods on various specialized international bodies. Between 1979 and 1991, he served as a judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, including a term as that court's president; from 1989 to 1994, he was a judge on the Inter-American Development Bank's Administrative Tribunal; in 1992 and 1993, he served on the United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador; and from 1995 to 1999, he was a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Buergenthal is the author of more than a dozen books and a large number of articles on international law, human rights and comparative law subjects. He is member of a number of editorial boards of law journals, including the American Journal of International Law. He also serves a member of the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee. Buergenthal was the sole dissenter in the Israeli Wall advisory opinion in July 2004, where the ICJ found 14-1 that the Israeli-built barrier into the occupied West Bank violates international law and should be torn down. Judge Buergenthal is a co-recipient of the 2008 Gruber Prize for Justice for his contributions to the promotion and protection of human rights in different parts of the world, and particularly in Latin America. He is also a recipient of the following awards: Goler T. Butcher Medal, American Society of International Law, 1997; Manley O. Hudson Medal, American Society of International Law, 2002; Elie Wiesel Award, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, 2015; and Olympic Order, International Olympic Committee, 2015. His memoir, A Lucky Child, which describes his experience in various German concentration camps, has been translated into more than a dozen languages, including German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish. Selected works Vol. 2 Vol. 3 , Thomas, Shelton, Stewart, 4th ed. (2009) , 5th ed. (2013), 4th ed. (2007) Lectures A Brief History of International Human Rights Law in the Lecture Series of the United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law "The Lawmaking Role of International Tribunals," Dean Fred F. Herzog Memorial Lecture, October 17, 2011, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois. References External links ICJ Biography of Thomas Buergenthal Biographical Interview with Thomas Buergenthal published at "Quellen zur Geschichte der Menschenrechte" A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a