Ernest Nys
Ernest Nys ( born March 27, 1851 in Kortrijk, † September 4, 1920 in Brussels) was a Belgian lawyer, who was a professor of international law at the University of Brussels. He has also served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
Life
Ernest Nys was born in 1851 in Kortrijk and studied law at the Universities of Ghent, Heidelberg, Leipzig and Berlin. He then worked as a lawyer in Antwerp and Brussels. In 1898 he succeeded Alphonse Rivier as a professor of international law at the University of Brussels, at the law school, he served as dean from 1898 to 1900. In addition, he was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He died in 1920 in Brussels.
Work
Ernest Nys was particularly interested in the historical development of international law and has translated works in English jurist James Lorimer and John Westlake. He is considered the first historian of international law that is increasingly established his lifetime as an independent Rechtsdiziplin. He has also served as co-editor of the co-founded by his countryman Gustave Rolin - Jaequemyns in 1868 Revue de Droit International et de Legislation Comparee (Journal of International Law and Comparative Law ), the first academic journal of International Law.
Awards
Ernest Nys belonged from 1892 to the Institut de Droit international, and was nominated for his commitment to international arbitration in all years from 1906 to 1916 and 1919 for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Glasgow awarded him an honorary doctorate. From the American Society of International Law, he was made an honorary member in 1911.
Works (selection)
- Les Origins du droit international. Brussels and Paris 1894
- Les politiques et théories le droit international en France jusqu'au XVIII ° siècle. Paris 1899
- The Independent State of the Congo and International Law. Brussels 1903
- Idées modern: droit international et franc- maçonnerie. Brussels 1908