José María Ruda (Buenos Aires, 1924 – Spain, 7 July 1994) was an Argentine jurist.

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José María Ruda
President of the International Court of Justice
In office 1988–1991
Preceded by	Nagendra Singh
Succeeded by	Robert Jennings
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 1973–1991
Personal details
Born	(1924-09-08)8 September 1924 Buenos Aires, Argentina
Died	7 July 1994(1994-07-07) (aged 69) Spain
Nationality	Argentina
Alma mater	University of Buenos Aires New York University

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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.^[1]

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.^[2]

• 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.