Edwin Borchard

Edwin Borchard
Borchard at the Senate Judiciary Committee, 1937
Born
Edwin Montefiore Borchard

(1884-10-17)October 17, 1884
DiedJuly 22, 1951(1951-07-22) (aged 66)
Academic background
EducationCollege of the City of New York
New York Law School (LLB)
Columbia University (BA, PhD)
ThesisThe Diplomatic Protection of Citizens Abroad, or The Law of International Claims
Academic work
InstitutionsLaw Library of Congress
Yale University
Main interestsInternational law
Notable worksConvicting the Innocent
Declaratory Judgments
Notable ideasWrongful 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.

  1. ^ 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.