Sir Gersh Lauterpacht ( German: Hersch Lauterpacht ; August 16, 1897 , Zholkva , Galicia , Austria-Hungary - May 8, 1960 , London ) - Austrian, and then an English lawyer and scholar, a well-known specialist in international law , professor. Member of the British Academy.
| Sir Gersh Lauterpacht | |
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| Hersch lauterpacht | |
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| Date of Birth | August 16, 1897 |
| Place of Birth | Zholkva Galicia , Austria-Hungary |
| Date of death | May 8, 1960 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | London UK |
| Citizenship | Austria-Hungary ,  |
| Occupation | lawyer and scholar, specialist in international law |
| Awards and prizes | [d] [d] [d] |
Biography
Born in the city of Zhovkva in a Jewish family. In 1915-1919 he studied law at Lviv University .
In 1938-1955 - professor at Cambridge University .
In 1945-1946 Lauterpacht was a legal adviser to the American and British representatives of the Nuremberg trials .
In 1952-1954 - member of the UN International Law Commission , in 1955-1960 - judge of the UN International Court of Justice in The Hague .
One of the founders of modern international law: human rights, genocide, crimes against humanity.
The main idea of his scientific activity was the implementation of international law in the relations of states. Lauterpacht is one of the authors of the concept of human rights as a norm of international law.
He was the initiator of the introduction into the UN Charter of a paragraph on the observance of human rights, as one of the fundamental goals of this organization.
In 1956 received the title of knight of Great Britain.
At the University of Cambridge, the created Center for International Law ( Lauterpacht Center for International Law ) is named after him.
Selected Works
- The Function of Law in the International Community , Oxford, 1933;
- The Development of International Law by the International Court , London, 1958
- Oppenheim's International Law , Vol. 1, 8th ed., 1958
- Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice, Hersch Lauterpacht - The Scholar as Judge , Part I. 37 British Yearbook of International Law 1-72, 1961; Part II, 38 British Yearbook of International Law 1-84, 1962; Part III, 39 British Yearbook of International Law 133-189, 1963
- Annual Digest and Reports of Public International Law Cases , Vols. 1-16, subsequently continued as International Law Reports, Vols. 17-24
Literature
- Brief Jewish Encyclopedia. T. 4, Jerusalem, 1988. - S. 700-701.