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The life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, QC, FBA, LLD, by Elihu Lauterpacht

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Hersch 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
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 505 pages)
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Contents
  • Prologue and introduction
  • Background and early years, 1897-1919
  • Vienna : research, engagement and marriage, 1919-1923
  • England and the London School of Economics, 1923-1937
  • Cambridge, 1937-1939 : the Whewell Chair
  • The war years, part I : September 1939-January 1941
  • The war years, part II : February 1941-March 1942
  • The war years, part III : April 1942-December 1944
  • Human rights
  • The years of practice, 1945-1950
  • 1950-1954
  • The International Court of Justice, 1955-1960
  • Epilogue: The man
Isbn
9780511723278
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The life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, QC, FBA, LLD
Title
The life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, QC, FBA, LLD
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by Elihu Lauterpacht
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Author
Subject
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Language
eng
Summary
Hersch 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
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Lauterpacht, Elihu
Index
index present
LC call number
KJJ110.B33
LC item number
L38 2010
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
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  • Lauterpacht, Hersch
  • Lawyers
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The life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, QC, FBA, LLD, by Elihu Lauterpacht
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Publication
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue and introduction -- Background and early years, 1897-1919 -- Vienna : research, engagement and marriage, 1919-1923 -- England and the London School of Economics, 1923-1937 -- Cambridge, 1937-1939 : the Whewell Chair -- The war years, part I : September 1939-January 1941 -- The war years, part II : February 1941-March 1942 -- The war years, part III : April 1942-December 1944 -- Human rights -- The years of practice, 1945-1950 -- 1950-1954 -- The International Court of Justice, 1955-1960 -- Epilogue: The man
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 505 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511723278
Isbn Type
(ebook)
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s)
Specific material designation
remote
Label
The life of Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, QC, FBA, LLD, by Elihu Lauterpacht
Publication
Note
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue and introduction -- Background and early years, 1897-1919 -- Vienna : research, engagement and marriage, 1919-1923 -- England and the London School of Economics, 1923-1937 -- Cambridge, 1937-1939 : the Whewell Chair -- The war years, part I : September 1939-January 1941 -- The war years, part II : February 1941-March 1942 -- The war years, part III : April 1942-December 1944 -- Human rights -- The years of practice, 1945-1950 -- 1950-1954 -- The International Court of Justice, 1955-1960 -- Epilogue: The man
Extent
1 online resource (xii, 505 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780511723278
Isbn Type
(ebook)
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s)
Specific material designation
remote

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