United States representative to World War I peace negotiations and to the formation of the League of Nations. Judge at World Court in The Hague. Twice nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Noted international law expert. On faculty of Harvard Law School.
Manley Ottmer Hudson was a U.S lawyer, specializing in public international law . He was a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice , a member of the International Law Commission , and a mediator in international conflicts. The American Society of International Law named a medal after him; as did the Harvard University with a professorship. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize .
Hudson was born in Saint Peters, Missouri . He studied at the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri , achieving bachelor in 1906 and master in 1907. He made PhD at Harvard University in 1917. He received further PhDs from William Jewell College (1928), the University of Missouri (1931), and the University of Delaware (1934)
He became professor at Harvard in 1919, heading the department of international law from 1923 to 1954. He also was a guest lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law (1925), the University of Calcutta (1927), and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in 1936. Furthermore, he was an advisor and member of the law department of the League of Nations the United States Department of State and others.
He became editor of the American Journal of International Law in 1924. A member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1933, he worked as a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1936 until its dissolve in 1946. Since 1936, he was an associate of the Institut de Droit International . He also was an advisor and lecturer for international law at the Naval War College from 1946 to 1952. From 1949 to 1952, he has president of the American Society of International Law and first chairman of the International Law Commission .
Hudson married in 1930; they had two sons. He retired in 1954, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1960. His widow gave his collected 18000 letters, notes, and manuscripts to the library of Harvard in 1964. He left his collection of 1000 law books to the American Society of International Law, which created the Manley-O.-Hudson medal in his honor.
Established in 1956, the Manley O. Hudson Medal is awarded on an occasional basis for "pre-eminent scholarship and achievement in international law."
Information from R. Hudson.
Manley Ottmer Hudson was a U.S lawyer, specializing in public international law . He was a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice , a member of the International Law Commission , and a mediator in international conflicts. The American Society of International Law named a medal after him; as did the Harvard University with a professorship. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize .
Hudson was born in Saint Peters, Missouri . He studied at the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri , achieving bachelor in 1906 and master in 1907. He made PhD at Harvard University in 1917. He received further PhDs from William Jewell College (1928), the University of Missouri (1931), and the University of Delaware (1934)
He became professor at Harvard in 1919, heading the department of international law from 1923 to 1954. He also was a guest lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law (1925), the University of Calcutta (1927), and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in 1936. Furthermore, he was an advisor and member of the law department of the League of Nations the United States Department of State and others.
He became editor of the American Journal of International Law in 1924. A member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1933, he worked as a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1936 until its dissolve in 1946. Since 1936, he was an associate of the Institut de Droit International . He also was an advisor and lecturer for international law at the Naval War College from 1946 to 1952. From 1949 to 1952, he has president of the American Society of International Law and first chairman of the International Law Commission .
Hudson married in 1930; they had two sons. He retired in 1954, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1960. His widow gave his collected 18000 letters, notes, and manuscripts to the library of Harvard in 1964. He left his collection of 1000 law books to the American Society of International Law, which created the Manley-O.-Hudson medal in his honor.
Established in 1956, the Manley O. Hudson Medal is awarded on an occasional basis for "pre-eminent scholarship and achievement in international law."
Information from R. Hudson.
United States representative to World War I peace negotiations and to the formation of the League of Nations. Judge at World Court in The Hague. Twice nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. Noted international law expert. On faculty of Harvard Law School.
Manley Ottmer Hudson was a U.S lawyer, specializing in public international law . He was a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice , a member of the International Law Commission , and a mediator in international conflicts. The American Society of International Law named a medal after him; as did the Harvard University with a professorship. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize .
Hudson was born in Saint Peters, Missouri . He studied at the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri , achieving bachelor in 1906 and master in 1907. He made PhD at Harvard University in 1917. He received further PhDs from William Jewell College (1928), the University of Missouri (1931), and the University of Delaware (1934)
He became professor at Harvard in 1919, heading the department of international law from 1923 to 1954. He also was a guest lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law (1925), the University of Calcutta (1927), and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in 1936. Furthermore, he was an advisor and member of the law department of the League of Nations the United States Department of State and others.
He became editor of the American Journal of International Law in 1924. A member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1933, he worked as a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1936 until its dissolve in 1946. Since 1936, he was an associate of the Institut de Droit International . He also was an advisor and lecturer for international law at the Naval War College from 1946 to 1952. From 1949 to 1952, he has president of the American Society of International Law and first chairman of the International Law Commission .
Hudson married in 1930; they had two sons. He retired in 1954, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1960. His widow gave his collected 18000 letters, notes, and manuscripts to the library of Harvard in 1964. He left his collection of 1000 law books to the American Society of International Law, which created the Manley-O.-Hudson medal in his honor.
Established in 1956, the Manley O. Hudson Medal is awarded on an occasional basis for "pre-eminent scholarship and achievement in international law."
Information from R. Hudson.
Manley Ottmer Hudson was a U.S lawyer, specializing in public international law . He was a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice , a member of the International Law Commission , and a mediator in international conflicts. The American Society of International Law named a medal after him; as did the Harvard University with a professorship. He was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize .
Hudson was born in Saint Peters, Missouri . He studied at the William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri , achieving bachelor in 1906 and master in 1907. He made PhD at Harvard University in 1917. He received further PhDs from William Jewell College (1928), the University of Missouri (1931), and the University of Delaware (1934)
He became professor at Harvard in 1919, heading the department of international law from 1923 to 1954. He also was a guest lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law (1925), the University of Calcutta (1927), and the Graduate Institute of International Studies in 1936. Furthermore, he was an advisor and member of the law department of the League of Nations the United States Department of State and others.
He became editor of the American Journal of International Law in 1924. A member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration since 1933, he worked as a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1936 until its dissolve in 1946. Since 1936, he was an associate of the Institut de Droit International . He also was an advisor and lecturer for international law at the Naval War College from 1946 to 1952. From 1949 to 1952, he has president of the American Society of International Law and first chairman of the International Law Commission .
Hudson married in 1930; they had two sons. He retired in 1954, and died in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1960. His widow gave his collected 18000 letters, notes, and manuscripts to the library of Harvard in 1964. He left his collection of 1000 law books to the American Society of International Law, which created the Manley-O.-Hudson medal in his honor.
Established in 1956, the Manley O. Hudson Medal is awarded on an occasional basis for "pre-eminent scholarship and achievement in international law."
Information from R. Hudson.
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