Edwin Borchard | |
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 Borchard at the Senate Judiciary Committee, 1937 | |
| Born | Edwin Montefiore Borchard October 17, 1884 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 22, 1951 (aged 66) Hamden, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | College of the City of New York New York Law School (LLB) Columbia University (BA, PhD) |
| Thesis | The Diplomatic Protection of Citizens Abroad, or The Law of International Claims |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Law Library of Congress Yale University |
| Main interests | International law |
| Notable works | Convicting the Innocent Declaratory Judgments |
| Notable ideas | Wrongful conviction compensation; declaratory judgments |
Edwin Montefiore Borchard (October 17, 1884 – July 22, 1951) was an American international legal scholar, jurist, and Sterling Professor at the Yale Law School.[1] He was a leading advocate of innocence reform and compensation for victims of wrongful conviction as well as the use of declaratory judgments. His work in international law emphasized non-intervention and neutrality.
- ^ Briggs, Herbert W. (1951). "In Memoriam: Edwin M. Borchard, 1884-1951". American Journal of International Law. 45 (4): 708–709. doi:10.2307/2194251. ISSN 0002-9300.