Background
Pinto, Moragodage Christopher Walter was born on November 17, 1931 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Moragodage Walter Leopold and Judith Beatrice (Blazé)Pinto.
Pinto, Moragodage Christopher Walter was born on November 17, 1931 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Moragodage Walter Leopold and Judith Beatrice (Blazé)Pinto.
University of Ceylon, 1951-1955, Bachelor of Laws. Sri Lanka Law College, 1955-1956, Attorney. Cambridge University, 1956-1958, Bachelor of Laws, Diploma International Law.
Inner Temple, London, 5 7-1958, Barrister-at-Law. Spoken languages: Sinhalese, English.
Legal officer International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1960-1962. Attorney legal department World Bank, Washington, 1963-1967. Head legal and treaties division Ministry Foreign Affairs, Colombo, 1967-1979.
Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany, Austria Bonn, 1976-1980. Ambassador United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, Geneva, 1980-1981. Secretary-general Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, The Netherlands, since 1982.
Lecturer Bandaranaike Institute International Affairs, Colombo, Institute Social Studies, The Hague, World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden. Member United Nations General Assembly 6th committee United Nations New York, 1967-1980. Member, delegation chairman United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea and other conferences, 1967-1981.
Member United Nations Internat Law Com, 1973-1981, chairman, 1980.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Married Neiliya Jayawardena, January 20, 1960 (divorced 1973). Children: Asoka Milinda Moragoda, Ruvani Chandrika Moragoda. Married Ilse Roswitha Dobernig, Oc.
26, 1974 (divorced May 1987).