Sir Hersch Lauterpacht | |
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| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1955–1960 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord McNair |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice |
| Whewell Professor of International Law | |
| In office 1938–1955 | |
| Preceded by | The Lord McNair |
| Succeeded by | Sir Robert Jennings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hersch Lauterpacht 16 August 1897 Żółkiew, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) |
| Died | 8 May 1960 (aged 62) London, United Kingdom |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Lemberg London School of Economics (LLD) |
| Thesis | Private law analogies in international law with special reference to international arbitration (1925) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Public international law |
| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | The Function of Law in the International Community (1933) An International Bill of the Rights of Man (1945) Recognition in International Law (1947) The Development of International Law by the International Court (1958) |
Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC (16 August 1897 – 8 May 1960) was a British international lawyer, human rights activist, and judge at the International Court of Justice.