Richard Baxter | |
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| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Hardy Cross Dillard |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Schwebel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Reeve Baxter February 14, 1921 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 25, 1980 (aged 59) Cambridge, England, UK |
| Spouse | Harriet Baxter |
| Education | Brown University (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Richard Reeve Baxter (14 February 1921 – 25 September 1980) was a widely published American jurist [1] and from 1950 until his death the preeminent figure on the law of war.[2] Baxter served as a judge on the International Court of Justice (1979–1980), as a professor of law at Harvard University (1954 - 1979) and as an enlisted man and officer in the U.S. Army (1942–46,1948–54). He is noted for consistently favoring moves that enhanced the protections afforded to those injured or threatened by armed conflict.[3] Baxter authored the 1956 revision of the U.S. Army Manual on the Law of Land Warfare (FM27-10 ) and was a leading representative of the U.S. at the Geneva conferences that concluded the Protocols to the Geneva Conventions on the Laws of War.[4] Baxter was also the preeminent scholar on the law of international waterways at the time of his death.[2] He died of cancer one year into his term as a judge of the International Court of Justice.
- ^ Baxter, Richard R. (2013). Humanizing the Laws of War: Selected Writings of Richard Baxter. Vagts, Detlev F. et al. (Ed.). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University. p.2.
- ^ a b Buergenthal, Thomas et al. "Dedication: Judge Richard R. Baxter International Law Collection" American University Law Review, Vol. 31, No. 4 (March, 1982) p. 791.
- ^ Baxter, Richard R. (2013). Humanizing the Laws of War: Selected Writings of Richard Baxter. Vagts, Detlev F. et al. (Ed.). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University. p.1.
- ^ Baxter, Richard R. (2013). Humanizing the Laws of War: Selected Writings of Richard Baxter. Vagts, Detlev F. et al. (Ed.). Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University. p.4.