Hersch Lauterpacht

Sir Hersch Lauterpacht
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office
1955–1960
Preceded byThe Lord McNair
Succeeded bySir Gerald Fitzmaurice
Whewell Professor of International Law
In office
1938–1955
Preceded byThe Lord McNair
Succeeded bySir Robert Jennings
Personal details
Born
Hersch Lauterpacht

(1897-08-16)16 August 1897
Żółkiew, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
(modern-day Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died8 May 1960(1960-05-08) (aged 62)
London, United Kingdom
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Lemberg
London School of Economics (LLD)
ThesisPrivate law analogies in international law with special reference to international arbitration (1925)
Academic work
DisciplinePublic international law
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Notable worksThe 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.