David Baragwanath served as president of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon between 2011 and 2015.
10 Facts About David Baragwanath
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David Baragwanath began his legal career as a member of the lawyers' syndicate in New Zealand.
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David Baragwanath acted for both the prosecution and defence in major criminal cases, including murder and fraud trials.
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David Baragwanath was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1983 and is a former president of the New Zealand Law Commission.
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David Baragwanath is a New Zealand member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, and has been a member of the Court of Appeal of Samoa.
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David Baragwanath became a member of the United Nations Special Tribunal for Lebanon in March 2009.
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David Baragwanath is an overseas bencher of the Inner Temple in London.
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David Baragwanath was succeeded as tribunal president by Ivana Hrdlickova on 1 March 2015, but remained an appeals judge.
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In 1990, David Baragwanath was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
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David Baragwanath has taught at the University of Cambridge, Queen Mary University of London, University of Hong Kong, University of Manitoba and the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Studies as a visiting scholar.