Carlos Calvo

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Carlos Calvo (born February 26, 1824 in Buenos Aires , † May 2, 1906 in Paris ), occasionally also called Charles Calvo , was an Argentinian publicist and historian who was particularly active in the field of international law . The so-called Calvo Doctrine is named after him, a principle of international law that affects relations between states and private individuals of foreign origin.

Life

Bust of Carlos Calvo in the Peace Palace in The Hague

Carlos Calvo was born in Buenos Aires in 1824, but spent most of his life abroad and worked in the diplomatic service from 1860 . In the same year he went to London and Paris on behalf of the Paraguayan government . In the following years he published a multi-volume work on the theory and practice of international law in Paris, which was one of the most important sources on international law at the time . His other publications included historical books on the history of South America .

In September 1873 he was involved in the founding of the Institut de Droit international (Institute for International Law) in the Belgian city of Ghent, an institution that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1904 and has existed to the present day, the aim of which is to further develop international law. In 1885, at the time as envoy of Argentina in Berlin , he published a dictionary of international law. The so-called Calvo Doctrine is named after him, according to which the jurisdiction of the host country is responsible for private law disputes involving foreign nationals or companies, and diplomatic intervention by the home country must therefore be avoided.

Carlos Calvo was a foreign member of the Paris Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of the Institut de France . He died in Paris in 1906.

Works (selection)

  • Recueil complet des traités etc. de tous les États de l'Amérique latine. Paris 1862–1869 (eleven volumes, also in Spanish).
  • Une page du droit international, ou l'Amérique du Sud devant le droit des gens modern. 1864.
  • Derecho internacional teórico y práctico de Europa y América. Paris 1868 (two volumes); extended French edition: Le droit international théorique et pratique. Paris 1887 (six volumes).
  • Annales historiques de la révolution de l'Amerique latine. 1864–1875 (five volumes).
  • Dictionnaire de droit international public et privé. Berlin 1885 (two volumes, also one volume excerpt).

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Remarks

  1. ↑ LCCN names February 13, 1822 as the birthday.
personal data
SURNAME Calvo, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carlos, Charles
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Argentine publicist and historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Buenos Aires
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1906
Place of death Paris