SANTIAGO TORRES - BERNARDEZ, Diplomat, Official. Senior Legal Officer, Codification Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations.
Education
Valladolid University, Spain, 1947-1952, Licentiate in Law. Saarland University, Federal Republic of Germany, 1954-1956, Diploma, 1956-1958, Doctor of Laws. Valladolid University, 1958-1959, Doctor of Laws.
Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French, German.
Career
Senior Legal Officer, Codification Division, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations since 1959. Chief of Courses & Seminars, External Program(s), The Hague Academy of International Law, Buenos Aires Session(s), 1972, Caracas Session(s), 1973. Director, Institute, Institution of Research & Study, French Section(s), The Hague Academy of International Law, 1970.
Member, Sixth Committee, United Nations General Assembly since 1959. Member of the International Law Commission since 1960. Member, Codification Conference, Ad Hoc & Spec United Nations Legal Committee.
Assistant, Institute, Institution of International Law & International Relations, University of Wurzburg, Federal Republic of Germany, 1957-1959.