Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven

Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante Sirven
Antonio Sanchez de Bustamante Sirven
	Taken about 1922 in his robes as justice of the Permanent Court of International Justice at The Hague.
Born	13 April 1865; Havana, Spanish Cuba
Died	24 August 1951 (aged 86); Havana, Cuba
Nationality	Cuban
Education	Colegio de Belén; University of Havana; University of Madrid;
Alma mater	University of Havana; (DPhil), 1884; Instituto Cardenal Cisneros; Philosophy career
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Thesis	Derecho Internacional Público (International Law) (1937)
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Occupations	Lawyer; jurist; politician;
Years active	1885–1951
Employer	Permanent Court of Arbitration
Known for	Bustamante Code
Title	President of the Central Board of Charities; Professor of Public and Private Law in the University of Havana, 1908; Founder of the Cuban Association of International Law; Founder- and vice-president of the International Academy of International and Comparative Law, 1923; First president of the National Academy of Arts and Letters, 1942-1951; President of the Cuban Academy of the Spanish Language, 1942-1951;
Spouse	; Isabel Pulido Pages (m. 1885; died 1951)
Children	3
Parents	Juan Manuel Sánchez de Bustamante y García del Barrio; Dolores Sirvén y Borras;
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Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven (13 April 1865 – 24 August 1951) was a Cuban lawyer, educator, politician and international jurist. He promoted the existence of a common American regulation for private international law. For this reason, the sixth Pan-American Congress took place in Cuba in 1928, in the final document, the Treaty of Havana is attached in the annex of the Code of Private International Law.

He was appointed in 1908 member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration of The Hague and in 1921 he was appointed judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice established by the League of Nations. He was also the first president of the National Academy of Arts and Letters of Cuba.

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