Eugène Rodenbourg
Eugène Rodenbourg (born September 18, 1895 in Luxembourg ; † October 1, 1975 ) was a Luxembourg lawyer .
Life
The son of a farmer studied law in Munich , Bonn , Paris and Leuven and received his doctorate in this discipline in 1920. In 1927 he took up a position as justice of the peace in Rédange . In the following years he worked at the district courts in Diekirch and Luxembourg . In 1937 Rodenbourg was appointed Advocate General, in 1945 Procureur d'Etat . In 1946 he took over the presidency of the Luxembourg District Court.
A year later he was appointed to the State Council of Luxembourg, of which he was a member until 1972, the last three years as Vice-President. He also worked at numerous other courts: from 1955 as Deputy President of the Franco-Saar Court of Arbitration, from 1957 as Vice-President of the Franco-German Mixed Court established under the Luxembourg Treaty and from 1959 as Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Luxembourg. In 1960 he was named Honorary Vice President of the Supreme Court. As the first Luxembourg judge, he was elected to the newly established European Court of Human Rights in 1959.
Rodenbourg was awarded the Order of the Oak Crown (Komtur class) and the Legion of Honor (Knight class).
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- Council of Europe. Consultative Assembly: Documents; working papers: Documents de séance. Issues 7-8 . 1968. p. 101.
- F. Michielsen and Stephen S. Taylor: Who's who in Belgium and Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . 2nd Edition. Intercontinental Book & Publishing Co, Brussels 1962.
- Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights . Volume 2, 1958-1959. P. 144f. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ( online )
- List of members of the Council of State
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rodenbourg, Eugène |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luxembourg , Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st October 1975 |