The Permanent Court of International Justice,often called the World Court,existed from 1922 to 1946. It was an international court attached to the League of Nations. Created in 1920,the Court was initially well-received from states and academics alike,with many cases submitted to it for its first decade of operation.
Philip Quincy Wright was an American political scientist based at the University of Chicago known for his pioneering work and expertise in international law,international relations,and security studies.
John Bassett Moore was an American lawyer and authority on international law. Moore was a State Department official,a professor at Columbia University,and a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1922 to 1928,the first American judge to sit on that judicial body.
Johann CasparBluntschli was a Swiss jurist and politician. Together with fellow liberals Francis Lieber and Édouard Renéde Laboulaye,he developed one of the first codes of international law and war.
Carlos Calvo was an Argentine publicist and diplomat who made influential contributions to international law. He is most well known for the Calvo Doctrine in international law,which holds that jurisdiction in international investment disputes lies with the country in which the investment is located.
Luis María Drago was an Argentine politician.
George Grafton Wilson was a distinguished professor of International Law during the first half of the 20th century. He served on the faculties of Brown University,Harvard University,The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,and the U.S. Naval War College.
The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is a professional association of international lawyers in the United States. The organization was founded in 1906. After the Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration,some participants felt the need for a society devoted to international law separate from international arbitration. Participants in a meeting held on December 9,1905,at the residence of Oscar S. Straus agreed to establish the ASIL.
The American Journal of International Law is an English-language scholarly journal focusing on international law and international relations. It is published quarterly since 1907 by the American Society of International Law (ASIL).
De iure belli ac pacis is a 1625 book written by Hugo Grotius on the legal status of war that is regarded as a foundational work in international law. The work takes up Alberico Gentili's De jure belli of 1598,as demonstrated by Thomas Erskine Holland. The book was written in Latin and published in Paris.
The Permanent Court of International Justice was an international court attached to the League of Nations. The Court initially consisted of 11 judges and 4 deputy judges,recommended by member states of the League of Nations to the Secretary General of the League of Nations,who would put them before the Council and Assembly for election. The Council and Assembly were to bear in mind that the elected panel of judges was to represent every major legal tradition in the League,along with "every major civilization". Each member state was allowed to recommend 4 potential judges,with a maximum of 2 from its own nation. Judges were elected by a straight majority vote,held independently in the Council and Assembly. The judges served for a period of nine years,with their term limits all expiring at the same time,necessitating a completely new set of elections. The judges were independent and rid themselves of their nationality for the purposes of hearing cases,owing allegiance to no individual member state,although it was forbidden to have more than one judge from the same state. As a sign of their independence from national ties,judges were given full diplomatic immunity when engaged in Court business The only requirements for a judge were "high moral character" and that they have "the qualifications required in their respective countries [for] the highest judicial offices" or be "jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law".
Sakuye Takahashi was a Japanese expert on international law.
The Steamship Appam,243 U.S. 124 (1917),was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court affirmed a lower court's decision to restore the British prize of a German warship to the British owners.
American Institute of International Law was an international scientific association for the study and progress of international law in the Americas.
Charles Henry Huberich was an American lawyer and scholar of international law. In 1906,he served as the acting executive head of Stanford Law School.
James Leslie Brierly was an English scholar of international law.
Ram Prakash Anand (1933–2011) was an international legal scholar and a pioneer of Third World approaches to international law.
Hazel Alberta Colclaser was an American aviation lawyer and foreign service officer. She was also involved in early efforts to shape space law.
The Clipperton Island case was an arbitration between France and Mexico over the sovereignty of Clipperton Island. The dispute was adjudicated by the King of Italy in 1931,who awarded the island to France. The case forms an important precedent in international law,particularly in matters of territorial sovereignty and the role of arbitration in resolving disputes between nations.
Local and provincial elections were held in Cuba on August 1,1908. The elections took place during the Second American Occupation of Cuba and was intended by the Americans to allow for a withdrawal of U.S. troops and restoration of Cuban self-government.
