Sir Claud Humphrey Meredith Waldock, (13 August 1904 – 15 August 1981) was a British jurist and international lawyer.

Education

Waldock was born to a tea planter and his wife in Colombo, Ceylon.

Personal life

Waldock married Ethel Beatrice Williams in 1934, with whom he had one son, Humphrey Edward, and one daughter, Jill. In his Who's Who entry, he expressed an interest in cricket, tennis, fishing and shooting.

Publications

Waldock wrote books on the law of mortgages, the use of force, general public international law and dozens of articles on international law.

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