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OverviewHersch Lauterpacht, of whom this book is an intimate biography by his son, Elihu, was one of the most prolific and influential international lawyers of the first half of the twentieth century. Having come to England from Austria in the early 1920s, he first researched and taught at the London School of Economics before moving to Cambridge in 1937 to become Whewell Professor of International Law. He did valuable work to enhance relations with the United States during the Second World War and was active after the war in the prosecution of William Joyce and the major Nazi war criminals. For ten years he was also involved in various significant items of professional work and in 1955 he was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice. The book contains many extracts from his correspondence, the interest of which will extend to lawyers, historians of the period and beyond. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elihu Lauterpacht, CBE, QCPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511723278ISBN 10: 051172327 Publication Date: 01 June 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPrologue and introduction; 1. Background and early years, 1897–1920; 2. Vienna: research, engagement and marriage, 1920–3; 3. England and the London School of Economics, 1923–37; 4. Cambridge, 1937–9: the Whewell Chair; 5. The War Years, Part I, September 1939–January 1941; 6. The war years, Part II, February 1941–March 1942; 7. The war years, Part III, April 1942–December 1944; 8. Human rights; 9. The years of practice 1945–50; 10. 1950–4; 11. The International Court of Justice, 1955–60; 12. Epilogue: the man; Appendix I. Sir Hersch Lauterpacht - published writings; Appendix II. Biographical and academic writings on Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC; Appendix III. Obituaries of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC; Appendix IV. Chronology of significant events in the life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC; Appendix V. Photo inventory.ReviewsReview of the hardback: 'Hersch Lauterpacht was widely and rightly regarded as the greatest international legal scholar of the twentieth century. His brilliant if too brief tenure as a judge of the International Court of Justice matched his scholarly attainments. His son Elihu has now written a superb biography of his father that will attract the admiration of the international legal fraternity of the twenty-first century.' Stephen M. Schwebel, Former President of the International Court of Justice (1981-2000) 'Hersch Lauterpacht is a highly interesting subject, and the biography is well written. It should be of great interest not only to those who are interested in the history of international law, but to anyone who want to understand the travails and motivations of one of its major personalities, whose works still resonate.' Sondre Torp Helmersen, Nordic Journal of International Law But it also stands, by the enormity of the job undertaken and by the skill with which it has been carried out, as a monument to another great international lawyer, Eli Lauterpacht. -Rosalyn Higgins,American Journal of International Law 'Hersch Lauterpacht is a highly interesting subject, and the biography is well written. It should be of great interest not only to those who are interested in the history of international law, but to anyone who want to understand the travails and motivations of one of its major personalities, whose works still resonate.' Sondre Torp Helmersen, Nordic Journal of International Law Review of the hardback: 'Hersch Lauterpacht was widely and rightly regarded as the greatest international legal scholar of the twentieth century. His brilliant if too brief tenure as a judge of the International Court of Justice matched his scholarly attainments. His son Elihu has now written a superb biography of his father that will attract the admiration of the international legal fraternity of the twenty-first century.' Stephen M. Schwebel, Former President of the International Court of Justice (1981-2000) Author InformationSir Elihu Lauterpacht, CBE, QC has had a distinguished career in international law, combining teaching and practice on an extensive scale. He was called to the Bar in 1950, became a QC in 1970, and has practised extensively before the International Court of Justice and other international jurisdictions, as well as before the English courts. He was ad hoc judge in the Bosnia case before the International Court, has been an arbitrator in NAFTA, ICSID and other arbitrations, the President of the East African Market Tribunal, and a member of the Panel of the UN Compensation Commission, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank Administrative Tribunals and of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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