Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Law
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The Charles H. Stockton Chair of International Law at the United States Naval War College has its origins in the Naval War College's oldest civilian academic post. The first civilian academic at the College, James R. Soley
was appointed in 1885 to lecture on the subject of International Law. Dr. Freeman Snow of Harvard University gave lectures on the subject in 1894, but his death in the midst of the academic program led the College to appoint Commander Charles Stockton
to complete his lectures and to publish them for the use of the Navy. Stockton prepared a new edition in 1898, teaching classes in the subject. In 1901, Professoe John Bassett Moore
lectured on International Law and recommended that the College appoint Harvard University Law professor George Grafton Wilson
as the visiting professor. Wilson lectured annually from 1901 to 1937. From 1946 to 1953, Professor Manley Hudson of Harvard regularly came from Cambridge to give the College's International Law lectures.
On 11 July 1951, the Chief of Naval Personnel
approved the formal establishment of a fulltime professorship of International Law to replace the part-time position that had existed previously. In 1967, the Secretary of the Navy officially designated the academic post as the Charles H. Stockton Chair of International Law in honor of Rear Admiral Charles Stockton
, a former faculty member and President of the Naval War College
, who had been the U.S. Navy's first uniformed expert in International Law.
James R. Soley
James Russell Soley was a lawyer and historian in the United States.-Biography:Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, Soley graduated from Harvard College in 1870. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Ethics and English at the United States Naval Academy on 1 October 1871...
was appointed in 1885 to lecture on the subject of International Law. Dr. Freeman Snow of Harvard University gave lectures on the subject in 1894, but his death in the midst of the academic program led the College to appoint Commander Charles Stockton
Charles Stockton
Charles Herbert Stockton was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the U.S. Navy's first uniformed expert in International Law.-Early life and education:...
to complete his lectures and to publish them for the use of the Navy. Stockton prepared a new edition in 1898, teaching classes in the subject. In 1901, Professoe John Bassett Moore
John Bassett Moore
John Bassett Moore was an American authority on international law who was a member of the Hague Tribunal and the first US judge to serve on the Permanent Court of International Justice ....
lectured on International Law and recommended that the College appoint Harvard University Law professor George Grafton Wilson
George Grafton Wilson
George Grafton Wilson was distinguished professor of International Law during the first half of the 20th century, serving on the faculties of Brown University, Harvard University, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and the U.S...
as the visiting professor. Wilson lectured annually from 1901 to 1937. From 1946 to 1953, Professor Manley Hudson of Harvard regularly came from Cambridge to give the College's International Law lectures.
On 11 July 1951, the Chief of Naval Personnel
Chief of Naval Personnel
The Chief of Naval Personnel is responsible for overall manpower readiness for the United States Navy. The CNP also serves as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations and is one of four Deputy Chiefs of Naval Operations, with the identification of N1/NT...
approved the formal establishment of a fulltime professorship of International Law to replace the part-time position that had existed previously. In 1967, the Secretary of the Navy officially designated the academic post as the Charles H. Stockton Chair of International Law in honor of Rear Admiral Charles Stockton
Charles Stockton
Charles Herbert Stockton was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and the U.S. Navy's first uniformed expert in International Law.-Early life and education:...
, a former faculty member and President of the Naval War College
President of the Naval War College
The President of the Naval War College is a flag officer in the United States Navy. The President's House is his official residence.Since the Korean War, all presidents of the Naval War College have been vice admirals or rear admirals.-Presidents:...
, who had been the U.S. Navy's first uniformed expert in International Law.
List of the Charles H. Stockton Professors of International Law
- 1953-1954 Hans Kelsen
- 1954-1955 Leo Gross
- 1955-1956 Brunson MacChesney
- 1956-1957 Ralph G. Jones
- 1957-1958 Vacant
- 1958-1959 Roland J. Stanger
- 1959-1960 Carl M. Franklin
- 1960-1961 William T. Mallison, Jr.
- 1961-1962 Neill H. Alford, Jr.
- 1962-1963 Carl Q. Christol
- 1963-1964 Gordon B. Baldwin
- 1964-1965 Vacant
- 1965-1966 James F. Hogg
- 1966-1967 Dennis M. O'Connor
- 1967-1968 John H. Spencer
- 1968-1969 Richard B. Lillich
- 1969-1970 Oliver J. Lissitzyn
- 1970-1971 L. F. E. Goldie
- 1971-1972 Howard S. LevieHoward S. LevieHoward S. Levie, , was one of America's foremost legal experts on the law of war and the key draftsman of the Korean Armistice Agreement.-Early life and education:...
- 1972-1974 Alwyn V. Freeman
- 1974-1975 William T. Mallison, Jr.
- 1975-1977 Vacant
- 1977-1979 Gordon Christenson
- 1979-1980 Hamilton DeSaussure
- 1980-1981 John F. MurphyJohn F. Murphy (law professor)John F. Murphy is an American lawyer and a professor at Villanova University. He has written "International Law and the War on Terrorism: The Road Ahead".He has published multiple works on the intersection of international law and counter-terrorism....
- 1981-1982 Alfred P. Rubin
- 1982-1983 Jon L. Jacobson
- 1983-1984 George BunnGeorge BunnGeorge Lincoln Bunn was an American lawyer, judge, and academic from Minnesota. He served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and dean of William Mitchell College of Law.Bunn was born in Sparta, Wisconsin...
- 1984-1985 W. Hays Parks
- 1985-1986 George BunnGeorge BunnGeorge Lincoln Bunn was an American lawyer, judge, and academic from Minnesota. He served as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court and dean of William Mitchell College of Law.Bunn was born in Sparta, Wisconsin...
- 1986-1989 Richard J. Grunawalt
- 1989-1990 Alberto R. Coll
- 1990-1991 John H. McNeill
- 1991-1992 Horace B. Robertson, Jr.
- 1992-1993 George K. Walker
- 1993-1994 Richard J. Grunawalt
- 1994-1995 Robert F. Turner
- 1995-1996 Myron H. Nordquist
- 1996-1998 Leslie C. Green
- 1998-1999 Ruth WedgwoodRuth WedgwoodRuth N. Wedgwood is an American law professor who holds the Edward B. Burling Chair in International Law and Diplomacy at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in Washington, D.C.- Family origins :...
- 1999-2000 Yoram DinsteinYoram DinsteinYoram Dinstein is an international law Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University and is a specialist on international law, and an authority on the laws of war.-Career:...
- 2000-2001 Ivan Shearer
- 2001-2001 Nicholas Rostow
- 2002-2003 Yoram DinsteinYoram DinsteinYoram Dinstein is an international law Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University and is a specialist on international law, and an authority on the laws of war.-Career:...
- 2003-2004 Wolff Heintschel von Heinegg
- 2004-2005 Charles Garraway
- 2005-2006 Jane Dalton
- 2006-2007 Craig H. Allen
- 2007-2008 Michael N. Schmitt