Friedrich Martens | |
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 Martens c. 1878 | |
| Born | August 27, 1845 |
| Died | June 19, 1909 (aged 63) Walk, Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire |
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Friedrich Fromhold Martens, or Friedrich Fromhold von Martens,[a][1] (27 August [O.S. 15 August] 1845 – 19 June [O.S. 6 June] 1909) was a diplomat and jurist in service of the Russian Empire who made important contributions to the science of international law. He represented Russia at the Hague Peace Conferences (during which he drafted the Martens Clause) and helped to settle the first cases of international arbitration, notably the dispute between France and the United Kingdom over Newfoundland. As a scholar, he is probably best remembered today for having edited 15 volumes of Russian international treaties (1874–1909).
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- ^ Friedrich Martens should not be confused with Georg Friedrich von Martens (1756–1821) who was incidentally also an international lawyer, born in Hamburg. He was professor of international law at the University of Göttingen (1783–89), a state councilor of Westphalia (1808–13), and the representative of the King of Hanover in the German Confederal diet of Frankfurt upon Main (1816–21).