The Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture

AuthorJosé luis Jesus
PositionJudge and President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.
Pages173-182
The Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture 173
The Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture
JOSÉLUIS JESUS1
Resumo
Palestra proferida pelo Juiz do Tribunal do Mar, JoséLuis Jesus, intitulada Gilberto
Amado Memorial Lecture, durante a 61ªsessão da Comissão de Direito Internacional,
ocorrida no dia 15 de julho de 2009, nas Nações Unidas, em Genebra, Suíça.
Abstract
Lecture by the Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, José
Luis Jesus, entitled Gilberto Amado Memorial Lecture, during the 61st session of the
International Law Commission occurred on July 15, 2009, at the United Nations in
Geneva, Switzerland.
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Mr Chairman, Excellencies, Distinguished members of the International Law
Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I am very honoured to have been invited to deliver this year’s Gilberto Amado
Memorial Lecture. Indeed, I feel very proud and humbled to join such a distinguished
list of eminent international jurists who, over the years, have delivered memorial
lectures in celebration of Gilberto Amado’s highly regarded contributions to
international law and to the work of the International Law Commission. The life and
work of this great Brazilian international lawyer, his talent, his dedication, as well as
his solid legal knowledge and thinking are a great inspiration to those of us striving
to labour in this eld. I take special pride, as a Portuguese speaker, in addressing you
today in celebration of his work and his life-long dedication to international law.
I am also very honoured and grateful to all of you for sparing some of your precious
time to be here today.
I take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Gilberto Saboia of Brazil for the
invitation.
Jurisdiction of the Tribunal
Ladies and Gentlemen, when I was approached to deliver this lecture, I thought
1Judge and President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

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