The Life of Hersch Lauterpacht

by Elihu Lauterpacht

Book Overview

Hersch Lauterpacht, of whom this book is an intimate biography by his son, Elihu, was one of the most prolific and influential international lawyers of the first half of the twentieth century. Having come to England from Austria in the early 1920s, he first researched and taught at the London School of Economics before moving to Cambridge in 1937 to become Whewell Professor of International Law. He did valuable work to enhance relations with the United...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107412897
• ISBN13: 9781107412897
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"