Ramsey Clark

Ramsey Clark (1968)

Ramsey Clark giving a speech in 2010

William Ramsey Clark (* 18th December 1927 in Dallas , Texas ; † 9. April 2021 in New York City , New York ) was an American lawyer , politician of the Democratic Party and peace activist who from 1967 to 1969 the 66th Attorney General (Attorney General) under President Lyndon B. Johnson . He was the last living member of the Johnson cabinet .

career

Ramsey Clark, born in 1927, was the son of Tom C. Clark , who was also Attorney General and Justice of the United States Supreme Court .

Clark served in the Marines in 1945 and 1946 , serving as a messenger in Europe. He then studied at the University of Texas at Austin and received in 1949 the degree of Bachelor of Arts . In 1950 he completed his studies with a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago .

From 1951 to 1961, Clark was a partner and partner in the law firm Clark, Reed and Clark . In 1956 he was admitted to the Supreme Court . From 1961 he worked under President John F. Kennedy as Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice ; In 1965 he became Deputy Attorney General and thus Deputy Minister Nicholas Katzenbach . As his successor he joined the cabinet of President Lyndon B. Johnson on March 10, 1967 , in which he remained until January 20, 1969. Clark had been attorney general on an interim basis since Katzenbach's departure in October 1966. During his time in the Justice Ministry, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was drawn up there. In 1971, Clark was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

A tribunal was formed in February 1992 under the direction of Clark , which accused the US on 19 counts of having committed crimes against humanity in the Second Gulf War against Iraq . The tribunal was composed of 21 judges of various ethnicities and religions.

In late December 2004, Clark joined the 20-strong team of lawyers who defended former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and which included his former Qatari colleague Najib al-Nuaimi. The trial was presided over by Judge Rizgar Muhammad Amin .

On March 18, 2006, he attended the funeral of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milošević . He gave a speech in front of the parliament in Belgrade , where Milošević's coffin was laid out: “History will prove that Milošević was right. Accusations are only accusations. The tribunal had no evidence. "

In 2008 he received the United Nations Human Rights Award . Clark also received the Gandhi Peace Award in 1992 .

Works

• Ramsey Clark: Desert Storm (US Gulf War Crimes). Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 1993, ISBN 3-88977-323-0

Web links

Commons : Ramsey Clark  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Wikiquote: Ramsey Clark  - Quotes

• Attorney General: William Ramsey Clark. In: justice.gov . June 28, 2017(English). 
• Ramsey Clark (1967-1969). In: University of Virginia Miller Center of Public Affairs . February 23, 2017(English). 
• Ramsey Clark in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ At the age of 93 - Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark has died. In: Der Spiegel (online) . April 11, 2021, accessed April 11, 2021 . 
2. ^ Fallció Ramsey Clark, ex fiscal General de EEUU y amigo de Cuba. In: cubadebate.cu. April 9, 2021, accessed April 10, 2021 (Spanish). 
3. ↑ Ramsey Clark, Former US Attorney General, Saddam Hussein's Lawyer, Dies at 93. In: voanews.com . April 10, 2021, accessed on April 11, 2021 : "Clark joined the Marine Corps in 1945 and served as a courier in Europe, where he witnessed the devastation wrought by the war." 
4. ↑ US rebel joins Saddam legal team. In: BBC News . December 29, 2004, accessed April 10, 2020 . 
5. ^ John Simpson: Anger and exits at Saddam trial. In: BBC.com . December 5, 2005, accessed April 10, 2020 . 
6. ^ Iraq: presiding judge in Saddam trial resigned. In: faz.net . January 14, 2006, accessed April 10, 2021 . 
7. ↑ Milosevic, Saddam trials both flawed: US lawyer. In: dailytimes.com.pk. March 19, 2006, archived from the original on September 30, 2007 ; accessed on April 10, 2021 . 
8. ↑ United Nations Human Rights Prize 2008. In: ohchr.org . April 2, 2008, accessed December 30, 2008 . 
9. ↑ Ramsey Clark papers, 1945-2015. In: legacy.lib.utexas.edu . Retrieved April 10, 2021 .