Georges Scelle
Encyclopedia
Georges Scelle was an international jurist
and member of the United Nations
International Law Commission
.
Scelle attended the Law Faculty and the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
in Paris, where he was awarded a prize for his thesis
, "La traite négrière aux Indes de Castille", written under the supervision of Antoine Pillet.
Professor at the Law Faculty of Dijon
for 20 years (Public International Law and Industrial Relations Law). Published the first volume of the Précis de droit des gens shortly before joining the University of Paris
(1933) where he taught Public International Law until his retirement in 1948. He exerted a considerable influence on the generation which dominated both French public service and academic law circles from the 1930s until today. Influential academics or diplomats such as Georges Berlia, Lazare Kopelmanas
, Guy de Lacharrière, Georges Burdeau
, Charles Rousseau and René-Jean Dupuy had Georges Scelle as teacher.
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and member of the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
International Law Commission
International Law Commission
The International Law Commission was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 for the "promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification."It holds an annual session at the United Nations Office at Geneva....
.
Scelle attended the Law Faculty and the École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques , often referred to as the École des Sciences Politiques or simply Sciences Po was created in Paris in February 1872 by a group of European intellectuals, politicians and businessmen, which included Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Pierre Paul...
in Paris, where he was awarded a prize for his thesis
Thesis
A dissertation or thesis is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings...
, "La traite négrière aux Indes de Castille", written under the supervision of Antoine Pillet.
Professor at the Law Faculty of Dijon
Dijon
Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
for 20 years (Public International Law and Industrial Relations Law). Published the first volume of the Précis de droit des gens shortly before joining the University of Paris
University of Paris
The University of Paris was a university located in Paris, France and one of the earliest to be established in Europe. It was founded in the mid 12th century, and officially recognized as a university probably between 1160 and 1250...
(1933) where he taught Public International Law until his retirement in 1948. He exerted a considerable influence on the generation which dominated both French public service and academic law circles from the 1930s until today. Influential academics or diplomats such as Georges Berlia, Lazare Kopelmanas
Lazare Kopelmanas
Lazare Kopelmanas was an international jurist and diplomat....
, Guy de Lacharrière, Georges Burdeau
Georges Burdeau
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, Charles Rousseau and René-Jean Dupuy had Georges Scelle as teacher.
Other positions
- Technical adviser to the French delegation at the 5th session of the Assembly of the League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
in 1924 - French Delegate at the last session of that Assembly of the League of Nations in 1946.
- Member of the Commission of Enquiry on International Labour Conventions (From 1922 to 1958)
- Member and vice-president of the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organisation.
- Member associé of the Institut de Droit InternationalInstitut de droit internationalThe Institut de droit international is an organization devoted to the study and development of international law, whose membership comprises the world's leading public international lawyers...
from 1929. - Member of the Permanent Court of ArbitrationPermanent Court of ArbitrationThe Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
from 1950 - Counsel for France and Peru before the International Court of Justice in the Admission (1948) and Asylum (Colombia v. Peru - 1950) cases.
- Member of the International Law Commission from its inception (elected on 3 November 1948).
- The first "Secrétaire de la présidence" and then Secretary General of the The Hague Academy of International LawHague Academy of International LawThe Hague Academy of International Law is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, The Netherlands...
(1935 to 1958)