Louis B. Sohn
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Louis B. Sohn was a prominent international law scholar and advocate who played a key role in the development of the United Nations and modern international legal institutions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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international law scholar ⓘ international lawyer ⓘ law professor ⓘ legal academic ⓘ |
| advisorTo | United States delegation to the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
peace through international law
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strengthening the United Nations system ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Goler T. Butcher Medal
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Manley O. Hudson Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Grenville Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | drafting of the United Nations Charter ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Poland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Law School
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Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| employer |
George Washington University Law School
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Harvard Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
United Nations law
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human rights law ⓘ international law ⓘ law of the sea ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of stronger international legal institutions
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contributions to the development of the United Nations ⓘ work on codification of international law ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Society of International Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | internationalism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basic Documents of the United Nations
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Cases and Materials on United Nations Law NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Decision Making NERFINISHED ⓘ World Peace Through World Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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jurist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | San Francisco Conference of the United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lviv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Bentley Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School
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Woodruff Professor of International Law at George Washington University Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ president of the American Society of International Law ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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