James Lorimer (advocate)

1 Bruntsfield Crescent, Edinburgh
22 Queen Street, Edinburgh
The Lorimer family grave, Newburn, Fife
The inscription to James Lorimer

James Lorimer of Kellyfield, FRSE LLD (4 November 1818 – 13 February 1890) was a Scottish advocate and professor of public law. He was an authority on international law. He has been credited with coining the concept of international organization.[1]

  1. ^ Potter, Pitman B. (1945). "Origin of the Term International Organization". American Journal of International Law. 39 (4): 803–806. doi:10.1017/S0002930000140515. ISSN 0002-9300.