Fyodor Ivanovich Koschewnikow
Fyodor Ivanovich Kozhevnikov ( Russian Фёдор Иванович Кожевников ; born June 2 . Jul / 15. June 1903 greg. In Smolensk , Russian Empire ; † 22. March 1998 in Moscow ) was a Soviet lawyer . From 1953 to 1961 he served as a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague .
Life
Fyodor Koschewnikow studied law at the Faculty of Soviet Law of Moscow's Lomonosov University . From 1934 to 1936 he worked for the Soviet trade agency in Tehran . After completing his studies in 1927, he devoted himself to scientific work and teaching. First he was a lecturer at the Moscow Law School, later as director of the "All Union Distance University for Law". In 1930 he qualified as a professor and became a law professor at Lomonossow University, where he held the chair of international law for 30 years and from 1942 to 1947 also held the post of dean of the law faculty. In 1960 Koshevnikov moved to the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO), where he took over the chairmanship of the Chair of International Law. He held this position until 1982.
He was also a judge at the Supreme Court of the Soviet Union and President of the Legal Department of the Association for Cultural Relations of the Soviet Union with Foreign States.
Since the 1950s Koschewnikow also worked on an international level in the field of international law. He was a member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations from 1952 to 1953 and was elected judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in 1953. In this position he replaced his compatriot Sergei Golunski , who after his election in December 1951 could not take up the post for health reasons and had resigned in July 1953, and held the post until 1961.
Koschewnikow published a total of around 400 publications in his academic career, including a number of textbooks on international law and administrative law . In his work on international law, Koschevnikow focused on the history of international law and the role of Russia and the Soviet Union in the further development of international law.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leksika.com.ua - Кожевников Федір Іванович
- ↑ MGIMO website
- ^ Biography in the Yearbook of the International Court of Justice 1952/53, p. 12
Web links
- Short biography on the Lomonosov University website (in Russian)
- Article Fyodor Iwanowitsch Koschewnikow in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koschewnikow, Fyodor Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кожевников, Фёдор Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 15, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Smolensk |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 22, 1998 |
| Place of death | Moscow |