Whewell Professorship of International Law
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The Whewell Professorship of International Law is a professorship in the University of Cambridge
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The Professorship was established in 1868 by the will of the 19th-century scientist
and moral philosopher, William Whewell
, with a view to devising "such measures as may tend to diminish the causes of war and finally to extinguish war between nations".
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University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
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The Professorship was established in 1868 by the will of the 19th-century scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
and moral philosopher, William Whewell
William Whewell
William Whewell was an English polymath, scientist, Anglican priest, philosopher, theologian, and historian of science. He was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge.-Life and career:Whewell was born in Lancaster...
, with a view to devising "such measures as may tend to diminish the causes of war and finally to extinguish war between nations".
Incumbents of the Whewell Professorship of International Law
Holders of the Whewell chair have included three judges of the International Court of JusticeInternational Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
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- 1869: William Vernon HarcourtWilliam Vernon Harcourt (politician)Sir William George Granville Venables Vernon Harcourt was a British lawyer, journalist and Liberal statesman. He served as Member of Parliament for various constituencies and held the offices of Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer under William Ewart Gladstone before becoming Leader of...
- 1887: Sir Henry Maine
- 1888: John WestlakeJohn WestlakeJohn Westlake was an English law scholar, born at Lostwithiel, Cornwall, the son of a Cornish wool-stapler. He was educated at Lostwithiel and, from 1846, at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1850...
- 1908: Lassa Francis Lawrence Oppenheim
- 1920: Alexander Pearce Higgins
- 1935: Arnold McNair
- 1938: Sir Hersch LauterpachtHersch LauterpachtSir Hersch Lauterpacht was a member of the United Nations' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1954 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1955 to 1960. In the words of former ICJ President Stephen M...
- 1955: Sir Robert JenningsRobert JenningsRobert Jennings may refer to:* Robert Yewdall Jennings , British jurist* Robert R. Jennings, president of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University* Robert Jennings , English cricketer...
- 1981: Sir Derek BowettDerek BowettProfessor Sir Derek William Bowett was an international lawyer, appointed Whewell Professor of International Law in 1981 and was President of Queens' College, Cambridge 1970 - 1982...
- 1992: Prof James CrawfordJames Crawford (jurist)James Crawford, SC, FBA, LLD is an academic and practitioner in the field of public international law. He is Whewell Professor of International Law at the University of Cambridge and Fellow in Law, Jesus College, Cambridge...