Philip Jessup
Philip Caryl Jessup (born January 5, 1897 in New York City , † January 31, 1986 ibid) was an American lawyer and diplomat . He worked from 1925 to 1961 as a lecturer and professor of international law at Columbia University and from 1961 to 1970 as a judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague .
Life
Philip Jessup first studied at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY , where he earned a BA . He then completed until 1924 at the Yale University to study law , which he with the completion of LL.B. finished. Three years later he received his PhD from Columbia University . From 1925 to 1946 he was a lecturer and later professor of international law at Columbia University , and from 1946 to 1961 he held the Hamilton Fish Chair for international law and diplomacy there. In 1932 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Since 1939 he was a member of the American Philosophical Society .
In 1950 he was acquitted by a Senate investigative committee chaired by Millard Tydings of allegations of sympathy with communist tendencies brought forward by Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy against him and other members of the State Department as part of his anti-communist activities . A year later, then American President Harry S. Truman nominated him for the position of US envoy to the United Nations . After the Senate did not approve this proposal due to McCarthy's influence, Truman evaded the Senate's decision by making an interim appointment .
From 1954 to 1955 he served as President of the American Society for International Law . Shortly after President John F. Kennedy took office , the State Department approved Jessup's candidacy for a judge's post at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague , where he served from 1961 to 1970. After returning to the United States, he held various positions at the University of Georgia , Columbia University and Wellesley College .
Philip Jessup was accepted into the Institut de Droit international in 1948 . In 1964 he received the Manley O. Hudson Medal from the American Society for International Law. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition , a renowned international moot court competition in the field of international law, bears his name in his honor.
Works (selection)
- American Neutrality and International Police. Boston 1928
- A Modern Law of Nations. 1948; German translation: Modern international law. Stuttgart 1950
- Transnational Law. New Haven 1956
- The Birth of Nations. New York 1974
literature
- Oscar Schachter : Philip Jessup's Life and Ideas. In: American Journal of International Law . 80 (4) / 1986. American Society of International Law , ISSN 0002-9300 , pp. 878-895
- Philip C. Jessup. In: Arthur Eyffinger, Arthur Witteveen, Mohammed Bedjaoui : La Cour internationale de Justice 1946–1996. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague and London 1999, ISBN 9-04-110468-2 , p. 298
Web links
- Literature by and about Philip Jessup in the catalog of the German National Library
- Newspaper article about Philip Jessup in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
- ASIL Presidents: Philip Caryl Jessup Short biography (English, with picture)
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Philip C. Jessup. American Philosophical Society, accessed October 13, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jessup, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jessup, Philip Caryl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and judge at the International Court of Justice |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1986 |
| Place of death | New York City |