About Shigeru Oda
Lived 1924 – 2025 (aged 100). Shigeru Oda was a Japanese legal scholar, lawyer, judge, jurist and university teacher.
was a Japanese jurist who was a judge on the International Court of Justice from 1976 until 2003, when he retired. He served as vice-president from 1991 to 1994. His main area of expertise was law of the sea. He was born in Sapporo.
Oda earned his law degree from the University of Tokyo in 1947 and his doctorate in law from Yale Law School in 1953. He turned 100 in October 2024. Oda died on 4 September 2025, at the age of 100.
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Who was Shigeru Oda?
Japanese jurist
When was Shigeru Oda born?
Shigeru Oda was born on 22 October 1924 in Sapporo.
When did Shigeru Oda die?
Shigeru Oda died on 4 September 2025 in Tokyo.
What was Shigeru Oda's occupation?
Shigeru Oda was a legal scholar, lawyer, judge, jurist and university teacher.
What nationality was Shigeru Oda?
Shigeru Oda was Japanese.
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