Masters of the Bench

Judge of the International Court of Justice since 2006, Bernardo is an Honorary Fellow of Queens’ College, Cambridge (1990), and Professor of International Law and International Organizations at El Colegio de Mexico since 1967.  He was Ambassador of Mexico to the USA (1982), Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico (1982-1988),  Ambassador of Mexico to the UK and, concurrently, to Ireland (1989-1993),  President of the Mexican delegations to the General Assembly of the UN and to the General Assembly of the Organization of American States.  He has written widely on the UN, international law, foreign policy, and international economic issues.