Charles Onyeama

Charles Dadi Umeha Onyeama (August 5, 1917 – September 5, 1999) was Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria,[1] Judge at the International Court of Justice, and father of Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and writer Dillibe Onyeama.[2]

Early life and education

Charles Onyeama was born in Enugu in 1917. He received his secondary education at King's College, Lagos. He later attended Achimota College in Ghana, University of London, and Brasenose College,[3] University of Oxford, England.[4]

Career

Onyeama served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1964 to 1967. His contemporaries on the Supreme Court included Sir Adetokunbo Ademola, Sir Lionel Brett, Sir Vahe Bairamian, Justice G.B.A. Coker, Justice M.O. Ajegbo, and Justice Chike Idigbe.[4]

From 1967 to 1976,[5] Onyeama served as Judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands. He was succeeded at the ICJ by Taslim Olawale Elias.

From 1982 to 1990, he served as a Judge at the World Bank Administrative Tribunal.

References
  1. "Supreme Court of Nigeria". Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. "'The racist questions I was asked at Eton'". BBC News. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  3. Europa Publications. The International Who's Who 2004. Psychology Press, 2003. p. 1258. ISBN 9781857432176.
  4. Ibrahim, Abdulrasheed. "Remembering Judge Charles Dadi Onyeama". Newswatch Times. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. "International Court of Justice - All Members". International Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 15 February 2016.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.