United. Nations Nations Unies A/8. 12 January 1946 ASSEMBLEE GENERAL ORIGINAL: ENGLISH ASSEMBLY GENERALE

ELECTION ~ ME!IffiEBS. OF TEE INTERNATIONjL COURT OF JUSTICE

LIST OF CJJIDIDATES NOMINATED BY THE NATIONAL GROUPS

In accordance with Article 7 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, the Executive Secretary+ has the

honour to submit herewith to the General Assembly and to the Security Council, a list, in alphabetical order, of the persons whO have been nominated by the national groups for election to the Court. 2. The present document is divided into three parts: I, Alphabetical list of candidates nominated. II. Biographical notes on the candidates. III. A list of the members of the national groups of each

state and of the candidates nominated by them.

+In accordance with Section 1 of Chapter V of the Report of the Preparator,y Commission. A/a Pa.ge2

PART l

LIST OF ClANDIDAT:Jre NOMINATED BY Tim NATIONAL GROUHl

AOOIOLY - Ambt;asador Eildebranda f::ara.zu) Nominated by the national group of Brazil.

ACEVEDO - Dr. Ed.uard.o (Uruguay)

Nominated by the national group of Uruguay

.ADI.iE - His· Excellency Mostafa (Iran)

Nominated by the national group of Iran•

AL-F.ARISY - Monsieur Nasr?-t (Iraq)

Nominated by the national group of Iraq.

ALKHOURI - His Exoe:j.lenoy Faris (Syria)

Nominated by the national group of Syria.

ALTAMIRA. - Monsieur Rafael (Spain) Nominated by the national group of France.

AINAllliZ - Dr. Alejandro (Chile)

N'ominated by the national groups of Brazil,Ollile Colombia., Eoua.d.or and Uruguay. ··

ANDERSON - Lioenoiado Luis (Costa Rica)

Nominated by the natiorud groups of Costa Rica., Honduras and Peru.

AZEVEDO - Dr, J. Philadel:Pbo de. Barros (Brazil)

Nominated by the nationill groups of Brazil, Olmada, Chile, Haiti, Lebanon aha Pare.gucy.

BADA.WI PASHA - His Excellency Abdel :S:emid (Egypt)

Nominated by the national groUJ?s of Egypt,. Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi....A.ra.bia, and Syria.

BAILEY - Professor K.H. (Auitralia)

Nominated by the national group of··Australia,

BAQUERIZO )I!ORENO - Dr. AJ.:rrel'!o (Ecuador)

Nominated by the national groUJ? of Ecuador. .A/8 Page3

J;lASDEVANT - Professor Ju1es (France)

Nominated by the national groups of' Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Luxembourg nnd the United States.

BEECHE - Licenciado ·octavia (Costa Rica)

'Nominated py the· natiorinl group of' Costa Rica

BIIBEL - Professor Cemil (Turkey)

NOiilinated by. the national group of' Turkey

BRIERLY .:. Prof'essor.J. F. (United KiiJgdom)

Nominated by th&• national group of' Ethiopia

BUSTAMANTE - Dr;, AntOnio l:lanohez de (Cuba)

Nominated by the .national·groups of' Cuba, El Snlvador, Hondurn.s and Pnnc.ma..

CACER:ES - Dr. Julian R, (Honduras)

Nominated by the. national group of' Honduras,

CARDAHI - P:rof'essor Ohoucri (Lebanon)

Nominated by the .. national group of' Lebanon

CAUVIN - MonsieUr Viator (Haiti)

N ~minated by t~e national group of' Hl3.i ti,

CEIENG - Mr. Tien-Hsi (China)

Nominated by the national group ..of: the Netherlands.

CRUCHA.Gli Y TOCORN!~L - Dr. Miguel (Chile)

Nominated by the. national group of El Salvador

DmJ.RY - His Excellency Dr. Jl.hmad· Matine (Iran)

Nominated by the national group of Iran,

DAVIS - Mr. Justice R.P.B~ (Union of' South kfrica)

Nominated by the nationaf. group of' the Union of' South .1\.f'rica

DELGADO - Judge Francisco (Philippine Commonwealth)

Nominated by the national grou;p of' the Philippine Commomvehl th. A/8 Page 4-

DI:EZ DE MEDINA - Dr. Eduardo (Bolivia)

Nominated by the national group of El Salvador

FABEIJ, JJCFARO - Licenciado Isidro (Mexico)

Nominated by the national groups of' Bolivia, Chi.le, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dor.linicnn Re:gubic, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, .Panama, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

FAJNOR - Dr. Vladimir (Czechoslovakia)

Nominated by the national groups of Czechoslovakia and Ukrainian S.S.R.

FALlA ARIS - Dr~ Jose (Guatemala)

Nominated by the national group of Guatemala.

Fllm/ICK - Dr. Charles G. (United States of America)

NomiT.k~ted by the national group of Venezuela

GALLEGO - Congressman .Manuel (Philippine Commonwealth)

Nominated by the national group of the Philippine Commonwealth,

GARCIAS Si'UJ>ZAR - Monsieur .1\.rturo (Peru)

Nominated by the national group .of Peru,

GUERRERO -Dr. Jose Gustavo (El Salvador)

Nominated by the national groups of Australia, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, o.nd Nicaragua,

H!i.CKWORTH - The Honourable Green H. (United States of America.)

Nominated by the national groups of Nicaragua, Turkey and the United States of.America,

BEEVER - :Mr, Justice F,P, van den (Union of South Africa)

Nominated by the National group of South .1\t'rica,

BSU- Dr, Mo (China)

Nominated by the national group of China.,

HUDSON - Mr• .Manley o. (United States of America)

Nominated by the n;l.tional groups of Argentine, Canada, Chile, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, and Panama,

HURST - Sir Cecil (United Kingdom)

Nominated by the national groups of France and Greece. l!./8 Page 5

JABUR - Mo)1Sieur Saleh (Iraq)

Nominated.by the· nationc~l group of Iraq.

KLAESTiiD '-Dr, juris Helge (Norway)

Nominated by the mtionc.l groups of Australia, Deillllll.rk 1 Netherlands, New Zaaland, Md Norway,

KONSTANTil\TOVIC - Dr, Mihnilo ( Yugoshvia)

Nominated by th

KORETSKY -Dr, Vladimir Mikhailovioh (Ukrainian S,S,R,)

Nominated by the nationcl group of Ukrainian s.s.R.

KRCMAR - Dr, Jan . (Czechoslovakia)

Nominated by the national group of Czechoslovakia.

KRYLOV- Professor Sergei Borisovich (U.S.S.R.)

Nominated by the no.tional groups of Poland anc the u.s.s.R.

LANGROD - Momieur Je:r:zy (Polo.nd)

Nominated by the. national groups of Poland,. the Ukrainian s.s.R. and the U.s.s.R.

LEG-ER -Monsieur Abel (Haiti)

Nominated by the national group of Haiti.

LOGRONO - Lioenciado Arturo (Dominican Republic)

Nominated by the national group of the Dominican Republic.

LOP:EZ PTIIEDA. - Dr, Julian (Honduras)

Nominated by the national group of Honduras.

LOZANO Y LOUNO - Dr, Carlos (Colombia)

.Nominated by the national groups of Bolivia, Brazil,

Colombia, Costa Rioa, GuD.temala, Pana.mn., Paraguey1 Peru, and Venezuela,

MoN(JR - Sir Arnold Duncan (United Kingdom)

Nomina.te.d by the national groups of Argentine, Australia, Belgiwn, l'lew Zealnnil, Turkey, und the United Kingdom, A/8 Page 6

Mi.RIDiJCIS - Professor George (Greece)

Nominated by the national group of Greece,

MARTJJIEZ - Dr. Martin C, (Uruguay)

Nomilli'1:ted by the national group of Uruguay

MYERS·~· Sir Michaei {New Zealand)

Nominated by the. national group of New Zealand, . '• . PARRA PEREZ.- Dr. C~cciolo (Venezuela)

Nominated by the national group of Venezuela and the United States of Jun.,rica.

PERETERSKY - Dr. Ivan SergeeVich (u.s.s.R)

Nominated by the National group of the U.S.S.R.

·PEREZ ·~ Dr. Nestor Luis (Ven8zuela)

NOIJin,'1:tod by the mtionnl group of Venezuela

PILOTTI - Dr. l:lhssimo (ItnJ.;y)

Nominated by the national group o:f'.Franoe,

PODESTA COSTll - Dr. Luis (Argentine)

N·omimtted by the national group of Argentine •

.POLYANSKY - Dr. Nikolai NikolaeVioh (Byelorussian S,S,R)

Nominated by the national group of Byelorussian S.S.R.

PRADO S01t.R:rn - Dr. Miguel (Guat~la)

Nominated by the national group of Guatemnln

REbD - Mr. John E. (Canada)

Nominated by the national group of Canada.

SALMON - Monsieur Julio (BoliVia)

Nominated by the national group of llolivia

SEVIG- Professor Muammer Rasit .(Turkey)

Nominated by the na ti anal group of Turkey,

SPIROPOUID'3 - Professor John (Greece)

Nominat<-d ·by the national groups of Glreece and United States of Junerica,

TAW..XO - Dr. Jose Luis (Ecuador)

Nolllina ted by, tJ:f1. lJ;!l,:tl)ilo~. gr?c"W", o"t' ~aor ... A/8 Page 7.

TORRUNTE - Dr. Cosme de la (Cuba)

Nominated by thu national group of' Cuba

:IRONCOSO DE Lt. CONCHA - Dr. Manuel de Jesus (Dominican . Republic)

Nominated by the national group of' the Dominican Republic.

URQUIDI - Monsieur Jose Macedonia (Bolivia)

Nominated by the Mtional group of' Bolivia.

URRUTIA - Dr. Franoisoo Jose (Colombia) Nominated by the nn.tional group of' Colombia.

VELAZQUFZ - ·Dz:. Colao R. (Paraguey) Nominated by the Mtional group-of' Paraguay.

VERZIJL - Professor J.H.W. (Netherlands)

NomiMted by the national groups of' Belg:i.l.11ll, Luxembourg and Netherlands.

VILLARt.N - Dr •. ¥anuel Vicente (Peru)

Nominated by the Mtional group of' Peru.

VISSCHER - Dr. Charles de (Belgium)

Nominated by the national groups of Argentine, Belgium,. Ethiopia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, and United :r

WINIARsKI - Mons:j:_eur Bohdan (Poland)

Nominated by the national group of Poland.

ZJ;FRULL!ili K!L)N - Sir Mohamed (India)

Nominated by.the national groups of India and the United Kinj;dom.

:>ill:E'EDA ~.Dr. Marlmo H. (Nioaragua)

Nominated by the national group of' NicaragUa.

ZOB!CIC - Dr. Milovan (Yugos;I.avia)

NoJ!li.Mted by the national. groups of' the Ukrainian s.s.R., the United Kingdom, the U;S.S.R. ano Y'tigoslav;ia.

ZlJiiFICAR J?s.sha - His ExceJ.lancy Youssef' (Egy:p.t)

Nominated by the national groups of' Egypt, Iraq, Sal~M•Arabia and Syria. b./8.' page 1.Q.

Congress of ,ill!G:t"ico.n Historians in New York. ..ppointed Director

of Primary Education and, in 1913, Professor of the History of

Mod.ern Colonisation o.nd of Modern .hmerican Political History in

the University of Madrid. From 1919 to 1920, wns Spanish

arbitrator to the International Col!llllission on·mining disputes in

Morocco. F.rom 1916 to 1923 represented as Senator the University

of Valencia. :. member of the Committee of Jurists for the

preparation of the draft statute of the Permanent Court of

Intern~tional Justice, ;;n associate of the Institute of

International LLW, In 1 920, Chairman of the Spanish-American

Institute of Comparative Law. Since 1922, has been a judge of

the Permanent Court of International Justice.

Is at present living in Mexico.

Source: French national group.

The following informat'ion is found in Volume 1 of the iillnual

Report of The permanent Court of International J:ustice, Series E. ' •. (January 1st 1922-June 15th 1925), on page 20:

His thesis for his degree as doctor was a "General History of

Communal Property", published in 1890. From 1888 to 1897 he

played an active part in the ed,ucational reform then in progress

in Spain. He took part in the International Spanish-American

educational congresses, and in 1919, he acted as Spanish arbitrator

upon the International Commission for mining disputes in Morocco.

A member of many learned suoieties, In 1920, he w.as elected

President of the Ibero-American Institute of Comparative Law; he

directs the publication of a collection of works on modern

comparative law- of which several volumes have been devoted to the

League of Nations and to the Court. and its decisions. He is the

Author of many legal and historical works and collaborates in various periodicals devoted to these sciences, A/8. page 11,

lU:,VAREZ - Dr. .Alejandro

I. - Technical Qualifications

.ddvocate holder of diploma of the Ecole libre des sciences

politiques, Paris. DOctor of law from~he University of Paris.

A.oademic member of the Faculty of Law and Political Science,

University of Chile, Corresponding member of the Acad~e des

sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France, 1922,

and associate member of the same ;ceadell1\' since 1928. ' Member and

former Vice-President of the Institute of Internatipnal Law.

Member of the curatoriu:m of the Acadenur of International Law

at The Hague. Vice•Fresident of the "'·ca~~e diplolll/l.tig:ue

internationalo, Paris. Vice-President of the International

Law ,,lssooiation. Founder-member ana momoer of' the Council of

the International Juridical Union. Honorary member of the

Institute o:t' Moral and Political Science of Roumania, Honorary

member of the Fan-European Union. Founder-member of the

International Institute of' PUblic Law. Honorary member of the

Grotius Society. Corresponding member of the Royal Academy of'

Moral and Political Science of Spain. Member of' the Institute

of the Order of Advocates, :Brazil. Honorary member of the

Brazilian Society of International Law, Corresponding meniber of

. the International Public Law Study Centre, Buenos-Aires, Member·

of' the Chilean Insti-Cute of Higher I:nt<:rnational. Studies.

II. - Foundation of technical and eilu,..,ationRl il'lBtitutions ------Co-founder with Mr. Brown Scott of: the .American Institute of

Co-founder with Messrs. Fauchiile and de Laprailella of' the

_JJ:113titu'L_des Ji!l.lJ.tes Etud~_ i<·l~<'>rnationales ,-Paris, of' which he and

M. de Lapradelle are by agreement with the University of' Paris,

Since. its institution, in 1921 , M. Alvarez. has A/8. Po.ge 12.

been entrusted with the teaching of the subjects .indicated below

("Nature of Scientific Work").

Fermer Professor of Civil Law and Comparative Legislation,

Universi~ of Chile. Commissioned by the Carnegie End.OVilnent

for Interno.tional Peace to lecture on international law in

twcn~-seven of the principal universities of the United States

of bmerica (1916 - 1918). These lectures dealt in particular with reconstruction of international law and of the political

and social sciences, including the lll1lerican aspects they present.

III. - Diplomatic and judicial posts of an international nature

Seoretlli'J' of the Chilean Delegation to the second Pan-

.A'rnerican Conference. Former legal adviser to the Chilean lfdnistry of Foreign l.ffairs. Forrr&r legal adviser to the

Chilean Legat:\,ons in Europe. Delegate of Chile to the fourth,

fifth and sixth Pan-i<.merican Conference>~. Plenipotentiary

delegate of Chile, Costa Rica and Ecuador to the first assembly

of illll8rican jurists entrusted with the codification of inter- national law, and Delegate of Chile to the second assembly.

Delegate of Chile to the second a.-:Ld third sessions of the

League of Nc,tions ;\_ssemhly. Delegate of Chile to various world

conferences, and in particular to the Barcelona Conference on

Communications and Transit (1921), the Hague Conference on the

Codification of International Law (1930), and the Rome Conference

on Air Law. President of the seventeenth session of the

International Comrrdssion on Air Navigation. :Member of the

Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague (1907 - 1920). Judge

the Permanent Court of International Justice).

IV. -Nature of Scientific Work

:M• .1\J.varez has published approximately ana h:undred works ef a

technioru nature, to which reference is found in the Co!l\P6ndium4 A/8• .Page 13.

Notices biographig,ues et bibliographiques. M:embres tituleires

et libres. :wsci~s ~trangers, published by the "·l.Cad~mie des

Sciences mcrales.et politig,ues of the Institut de France (Paris,

1939).

Like M. ;Qvarez' t~aching at the Int.titut des Hautes Etudes

internationales, these works deal with :irr;portant subjects which

had been given little if Bll,Y study at the time these books were

published. The subjects were mainly aa follows:

(a) American diplomatic history

(b) limer;l.oan international law

(c) Psychologr of the peqples of the new world

(d) Pan-Americanism and Latin-Americanism

(e) Continentalism and regionalism in international life

(f) Reconstruction and codification of international law

(g) Statement of the main principles of modern international law

(h) Science of international life and psychology of the peoples

(i) International orgamzation from the political and economic stand!Joints

(j) Educating public opinion in international matters.

V. - Main Publications: ·

De l'influence des ph~nom~nes politiques, ~concmigues et

.sociaux sur l·' organisation de la famille moderne, Paris, 1899.

La nueva tendencia en el estudio del derecho civil,. Santiago de Chile, 1900.

La reforma. de los estudios juridicos y politicos, Santiago.. de

Chile, 1901 •

Une nouvelle conception des ~tudes juridiques et de la codification du droit civil, Paris, 1 904. (Translated into. English for the collection published by the United States Assccin.tion of Law

P.r'ofessors: · Modern Legal Philosophy Series, vel. IX, Boston, 1 917, A/8. Page 14.

and Continentul Legal History Series, vol. I, Boston, 1918). ' '~'histoire diplomatique des R~p~bliques am~ricaines et la

Con:t'~rence de Mexico". (Revue g~n~rale de Droit International

public, Paris, 1902),

Des occupations des territoires contest~s, Paris, 1903

La nationaJ.iM dans le droit international am~icain, Faris,

1907.

American Problems in International Law •. NP.w· Yorll:, 1909.

La diplomacia do Chile durante la emancipaci6n y la sociedad

intornacional americana, Santiago de Chile, 1911, and Madrid, 1915.

Le Droit international am~rionin, d 1 ap.r1'ls l'histoire

diplomatique des Etats du Nouveau Mende et leur vie politique et

~conomi@e, Por:i.:s, 1910.

Las Conferencias panamericanas, Santiago de Ghile, 1911.

La Grande Guerre europ~enne et la neutraJ.it~ du Chili, Paris,

1915. Part I is devoted to .AJioerican international life and to the

necessi~ of organizing world life after the Great War.

".America and the Future Socie~ of Nations", in ··Procecdill.gs

of the .l.merican Socie~ of International Law, Washingtor1, 1917.

"International Law and Related Subjects from the Point of

View of the American Continent}f. A summary of lectures delivered

in 1916 - 1918 tm.der the auspices of the "Carnegie Endowment for

International.Peace" in twenty-seven of the principal tm.iversities

of the United States. (Publication of the "Carnegie Endowment", Washington, 1922).

"International law of tho future", Washington, 1916.

'~a futura Sociedad de las Naciones", a report presented to the national societies of•the American Institute of International Law

(Institute .american<:> de Derecho internaaional. Aetas • memorias y

.~ectos de la sesi6n de Lli. Habana,- New York, 1918). A/8. :Page 15.

"L'organisation intel'!latiOil.llle d 1aprlis le Tra.i.M de Versa.:illes.

:Droit public ouropden• Dl'oit public a.m~ioain". COilllllUllioa tion sUbmitted to tho Acli.d6mie des Sci!lnces moralos o-t politi9)les of tl;le Institut. de France on October 4th, 1919 (Revue deli Sciences politi9)1CS 1 February 1920) ~

•'i:,a cinqui6pe .Conf~rence panwn4:t'icaine et lll Soci6M des

Nations". C~ication submitted to the above mentioned ..\ca.il.enzy' on November 3rd,.1923. {Revue des·Soieno~ ;politiques, Paris,

1924, and separate reprint).

"Le Ptlna.Jn~icenisme et la ·sixi?.me Cw.:f'~enoe pa:n.amt1rioaine".

COmmunication submitted to the above mentioned J..ca.d.enur on 'M!>.y 5th

1928 (:Paris 1 1928).

''L'crrganisation internationale" (Recueil de. ra.:gports presented to various learned societies, Paris, 1931). These reports include one submitted to the Institute of International Law in 1922 on a

"critical. Stud;y of the League of Nations Charter", together with one present,ed to the Int=e.tional Juridical Union in 1926 on the

"Reform of the League of Nations Covenant an a continental and regional basis". ·In those two works, :M. Aivarez maintains that i:f' the League of Nations Covenant is not reformed a. link must be created between the League and the Pan.,A,mericen Union of which all the repUblics of the new world are membe:t-s, and he indicates the nature of' this link. In 1933, tho seventh Pan-Americen

Con:f'erence in ita Reso~ution No. :ti, and, :l:n 1935, the sixteenth session of the League of' Nations Assembly, acting on a proposal of the Oo101Pbi en Delegation, recognised the advantages of' establishing such a link and ·decided to stud;y the matter.

In his above mentioned report of 1926, :M. ilJ.varez sUbmitted a plan' for world economic organisation, together wit.h a plan f'crr an h!ner~ cont,inental. eoob.omic organisation. A/8. Page 16,

The Recueil de rapports likewise :includes a report on

"International orgnniso.tion: League of Nations and EurOPean

Federo.l Un:i,on precedents",

''L 'Union :internationale eu:ropeenne et l'Union panam~ricaine".

Report presented tc, the Inkrnational Juridical Union :in 1930.

(3ennces et travaux de l'Union ,iuridigue :int-ornationale, Vol. VII, and Revista de Drept In·!;ernational, Paris, September 1930),

''L 'Union panamerica:inu ct l 'Union europ~enne", Communication submitted to the ;,cad6mie des Sciences morales et politigues of the

Institut de France on !1!ny 16th, ~931 (Seances et travaux of above

.i..cadenw, 19.31, Vol. II).

La codification du Droit :international, Paris., 1912.

Statements of motivr)s md plans for the reconstruction of

:international law, presented to the ,,mGrican Institute of

International Law in 1917.

La oodificacion dGl Derecho :intcrnacional en ,·lllt~ica,

Santiago de Chile, 1923, ·This publication, followed by several plans, was presented to the fifth Pan-iJmerican Conference, which decided that thc.-y should oe ·used as a basis for the work of the second ,·,ssembly of 1m1oricnn jurists entrusted vvith the codification of :international law,

Le Nouveau Droit int.,rnationo.l public et sa codification en kmeriquc, Paris, 1924.

La reconstruction du Droit :international et sa codification en J'unerique, PElris, 1928.

"La codification du Ilr'oit :international", Report presented to the Institute of International Law (i.nnuaire of the Institute,

1929, and separate reprint).

Lc nouveau Droit :international et sa nouvelle m~thode d 1 etude, d'apres les domleGs de sa. r·aconstruction, Paris, 1934. A/8. Page 17.

Elq?os6 de motifs et D6claration: des. grMds :principes du Droit international moderne. (Approved by the. International Diplo1!19.tio

Acadellll", the Internationo.l Juridical Union, and the

International Law Association, ·and :translated into several languages. 1st edition, Paris, ~936; 2nd edition, Paris, 1938).

"La Psychologie internationale des Peuples, La P5ichologie des

Psuples de 1 11mrerique, notamment d.e l'.Am~i.que J..atine".

Communication sUbmitted to the Acad6mie des Sciences morales et politiques in 1932, and pUblished in the .Annuaire of the above

AcadelllY, 1933.

La Psychologie des Pe:;eles et la. Vie internationale, Faria • 1935. La Psyqhologie des Pa"gples et J.a Reoonstructicin au Droit international: ;ue P.t'obltlme de la Paix, Faris~ 1936.

".American international life and the sOlutions of the great cont6111Porary problema". Report presented to the International

Juridical Union in 1937.

Le continent am&-icain .at la Codi:t.'ication du Droit international: Uno nouvelle Ecole du droit des gens, Peris;,1938.

"Despu6s de 1a Guerra11 (After the War) • Leqtl.ir.e d.eJ.;ivered at the university of Buenoa-Aires, and published by: the Uriive:ra:l.ty in 194.3.

''La Reconstruco:i.6n del Der,echo de Gentes. El NeuvoOCJrden y J.a

Renovaoi6n Social" ·(Reconstruction o'f International Law. ,T)::I.e New

Ord-e:i- and Soc:i.a.J. Reform), In the press.

Various reports and plans submitted to the Institute of

International Law, the International L!l.W Association, the

Iilternationa.l JuridicaJ_ Union, and the Internntional Diplomatic

Acadenw~

Several articles-in F.t'ench, English, German and SWiss j()UZ'JlJ:l.ls published in North and South America.. A/8• .Page 18,

Called into consultation pn several occasions by European and

/unericnn governments.

VI. - Tribute.s:

Tribute has been paid to 1[, ,;J.varez for his works and plans,

more particularly by the .f':i.f'th, sixth and seventh Pml-i;merican

Conf'srence'3,

Tl>e sixth of' these Conferences voted the following resolution:

"The Sixth ,;merican International Conference,

Decides:

To'recognise and commend the work of scientific reconstruction

of' international Law accolllPlished by Dr. "Uejandro .Alvarez, the

renowned jurist, in the papers submitted by him to the first and

second .Assemblies of' Jurists at Rio de Janeiro and to the fifth

and sixth Pan-..\merican Conferences. It recommends these scientific

works in order that they m~y be taken into CoiJBideration by future

conferences on the codification of international Law",

Mr. Coolidge, former President of' the United States, likewise

paid tribute to M. lJwarez 1 work in two official speeches: one .at

the unveiling of' the Washington statue on Octobe:J;',28th, 192.5; the

other.on the occasion of the first Pan-American Congress of'

Journalists 1 April 7th, 1926 1 when he spoke as follows: " ••• Latin-.bmericq. ·has her share of men of' science .••• I could

quote the names of ... Dr. Alejandro .AlvtJrez, from Chile, widely

known throughout the world "" nn rmtlwrJty ·on Tnternationa.l Law. 11

Source: Clrl.l<"..an nationa:L-gt'Oup

ANDERSON - Licenciado Luis

Lawyer and jurist. Founder-Member and d:t.reoctor of the Institute

of' American Internatinna.l Law 1 a merrieer af the Oomrni ttee of A/8. Page 19.

Experts for the Godifi~~tion of International Law.

Source: Peruvian national group

,:.zEVmQ - Dr, Jos~ Philadelpho de Burros

Born MFl.roh 13th, 1894-, one of the most prominent Brazilian Jurists,

received his degree of Bache+or of Laws (LL.B) in 1914-, at the

University of Sao Paul

Professor of Philosophy at Pedro II College, the offici~:>~ college

of' Brazil, :i.n Rio de Janeiro. In 1932, submitted a thesis to-the

Congregrttion of the Faculty of La\\', University of Brazil, Rio de

Janeiro, and become Doctor of Laws (LL.B) and Professor of Civil

Law at the same. Faculty, in competition With se:veral other

candidrttes.. In 1934-, was chosen Dean of the Ft:lculty of· Law,

Rio Cie Janeiro, and subsequently Vice-Rector· of the University of'

Brazil; In the same year, was appointed member of tl>e Commission

of' Jurists, Ministry. of External Relations, and sent out as

representative of his country to the Congress of Comparative Law,

held at The Hague. In 1938, w.s elected President of the Law Bar

Order (Barrea.u) of' Rio de Janeiro and President of the Institute

of' the La~ers of Brazil, In the same year, took part in the works

of the ''Union Interna:tionale des Avocats", the "Scmaine

Internationale de Droit", Pm-is;. and of the "Eighth ,'\merioan

Scientific Congress·"; WashiJ:igton, D. G. In 194-0 was appointed

member of the Gonnnission chm-ged with the revision of' the Brazilian

Civil Cod.e. o·1.e of the founderi; of the Intera.merican Bar .fl.

(194-0) and member of several other Braz:i.J..ia.n and foreign associations.

In 194-2, was appointed Minister (Justice) of the Su;preme Court, which

is the highest attainable position for a man of law in Brazil.

Professor Philadelpho .Azevedo is the author of several notable books, A/8 Page 20, theses, articles and adviso:cy opinions, published in ma.zzy- Brazilian

a.I¥1 foreign magazines,

Source: Brazilian national · g,r:-oup

The following additional inf'orna.tion regarding Dr. Philadelpho

de .t~.l¥'Vedo has been furnished by the national d'TOU:Ps of Canada

and·Chile:

Metiber of' the Council of Education, 1925 ·.-· 1929, Solicitor-General of the Federal District, 19.34 - 1939,

Chai.nllan of Counission of J.uthors 1 Rights and. m.et:ibe:r of COiiilllissi6n of' Sarisconsueus, Minist:cy of Foreign l.ffairs., 1936 - 1937.

Member of the Legislative OOQDission, Code of Civil Procedure Seo:tion (1931).

Legal .tl.dviser tcr the Brazilian Institute of Geog,r:-apby aild

statistics (1937); Member of' the. C~ssion of.Judioial Reform of the Federal District ( 19 39); .Member of the Brazilian ·

Society of' International Law and of the Institute. of'

Intellectual Co-operation, of which he was President; Member

of' the Society of' C0011?a.rative Legislation of Paris, of the

Institut He=i Capitant "Pour la Culture Juridiq:ue Fra.ncaise",

and of' the i..rgentine .:..sscciation of Intellectual Law, Publicationa: "Fraude c·ontra "i!Creedores" ( 1920); "Registros Publicos"• ( 1924); "Deii'ooho Moral del Esoritor)' ( 1930); • "Destinacion del Inmueble" · ( 1932); "Ejeouciones de Sentenoias" , . (1936); "Codigo de Prooed:ilniento", in collaboration (1941); "Prcieoto de C~d,igo de Oblig~~iones" .(1940); "Valor de Transcripci~n" · ( 1942), AjB. page 21.

' :a:..n,;EI - Prof'essar Kenneth. Hamllton.

:eorn ..;.ustraJ.ia, .3rd·November 1898. · Served in .b.ustra.llon Illqle:t'ial

Faroes :in World War 1.

Universities of' Melbourne arid Qxf'ord; · (M.:J... ·; B.C.li.• , LL.M}• . Member of' the Bar ih England (Gi!:'ay•s Inn) and .b.ustralia. Has betm prof'ellsor of' Ptlblic Law ili ui::dvarsity ·of :Melbourne since .1931, lll!.d s:l.noe 194.3 ht\8 been·.temparilril;y sarv:l.ng the Australien GoVel:'!lment as· consultant on constitutional' lll'itterl'l to the Atto:rn5y""Genaral.

In Univorllity of Melbdu:rne hn .. ,,,.,.'held the :f'oJ.:LOWing o:f'f'ieesr

Prof'essar of' JurisprU.denoe 1928-1930; D&en of F8.oility of'· Law

1928-19ll-,'5; Ohairi!Jan of Professorial ~ard 1938..:.~ 94().

E9.s re};it'esented the .il.ustra1ien Government us Delegate ar ad.visar on

League of' Nations .b.ss-embly 1937, ItDpGJ:'iaJ. Conference 1937~ British

OOllllllOliWealth Meeting 194.5, United Nations committee of' Jurists

WashingtOn 194.5, don:f'arenae on Intarnntional organization 'San Ji!t'ano:l$ot;>

1945, and othar aon:f'arenoes. was membar of' C~d.ina:l;ing Cp)nndttee, San Fra.ncisac,> Oon:f'arenoeJ

~of the Drafting Oommitte.e of the Pr~atory Commission of the. un_ited Nations (soaond session).

Author 1q:f' ar,tiales

. . . . Gi!:'en_obl.e, 1912.· DoOtot: of' Law.Honaris causa, ]Uad 1 Universi\'1,

. . 1 ., . ·- ., .. • - . . • . ', ~ cairo, 1934, AUthor of sevaraJ. pUblisbeC: ·essays and articles on Public ~w-mla.rnterna:tiOOaJ. ia:w in .Arabic end Ji!t'enoh •. A/8. Page 22.

Past offices held: Professor, Faculty of Law,

Director, Ministry of Justice, President, Chruribre Tribunal.

(in succession until 1921)

Legal Advisgt to the Egyptian Government (1922-26)

Chic;f Legal ;ldviser to Egyptian Government (1926-40)

Egyptian delegate; to sevm-al International Conferences

Minister of Finance, 19~1

Present Office: Senator (since 19~1).

Minister for Foreign Affnirs (since .19~5)

SourcG: Egyptian national group.

BAQUERIZO MOBENO - Dr. iuf'redo

Born in Guayaquil on the 28th Septerriber, 1859.

Doctor of Jurisprudence, 188~

Booame Lawyer on the 11th March 1884.

Secrc;tary of the High Court of Guayaquil, 1.884.-,1886

Consultant Judge of Commerce i!i Uuayaquil, 1887

Director of the Municipal Library of .Guayaquil., 1890

Mayor of Guayas, 1890-1896

Secretary of local Government of Guayas, 1893

Marriber of Board of Health, 1891

Councillor of tho Canton of Gu~a.quil, 1891-1896

Professor -of the University of Gua.yas, 18~ ·

Judge_ of the Supreme Court of Guayas, 189~-1901

President of' the Supreme Court of Guayas, 1899

Merriber of the :Ecuadorian 1\oaderey o:f' Language, 1901 A/8. Fa.ge 23.

Professor of the Vicente RocafUerte College

Member·of the National Academy of History of Venezuela, 1902

. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1901-1962

Envoy Extraordinary· and Mi.niater Plenipotentiary in Washington

190.3.

Vice-President of the Republic, 1903-1907.

President of the Council of State, 1903-1906

President of the Board of Public Finance, ·190.3-1906

Me!n'ber of the Municipal Benevolent Board o'f GUlli)Tata.uil, 1911

President of the senat~ in charge of Executive Power, 10th to 26th AUgust, 1912.

Vice-Director of. the Benevolent. Board, 1912-1915 RaUwey- :brbitrator,' 1912

Senator for Guayas, 1912-1916.

Bresident·of Senate, 1912;,1916

President of Senate in charge of Executive Power 27th February to 26th May, 1914;

President of the Republic, 1st September .191G.-:1920

Special .b.nibassador to Peru, 1924

Member and President of the Commission for Revision of the

Constitution and Laws, 1925

·President of $onate, 1930 Chi<>f of the Legal Department of the Mortgage. Baclc of Eauador, 1927-1944

At present,·LegalAdviser to the BanooProv:inoial de F~ento

(:J?roriJ:IIi,:IAL Baclc of Development) A/8. ·Page 21,.,

B.i..SDEV.i.l!T - Professor Jules

Born 15th .April, 1877. Doctor of Laws (Legal, Political -and

Economic Science); agrege a~. the Facul~ of Law (Public Law) in 1903, Professor of the Faculties of Law at Rennes and

Grenoble (1903- 1918), and then at the Facul~ of .Law'in

Paris, Professor at the Naval School and at the School of

Higher Naval Studies, the Acaderrw of International Law at

The Hague, at the Free School of Political Science ani4 temporarily, at the Schoo+ of Political Science of the

Jagellon University at Cracow. MeWber of the Institute of International Law; member of the Institut de France

(.Ac!ldeLJY of Moral and Political Science); Associate of the

Royal Acaderrw of BelgiUIJ., Legal Adviser to the Ministry of

Foreign .Affairs, Member of the French Delegation at ma.n;r international conferences (Peacii· Conference of 19191 Conference of Private International Law, the London Naval conference, Chairman of the Third ·committee at the

Conference for the Codification of International Law,

Conference fat' the Limitation and Reduction of ArL1aments,

Vice-Cha.:Lrman of the International· Conf.erence for the .

Suppression of Terrorism, 'ilashin£,ton C=;dttee for Prepnring the Statute of the Court, S.a.n Francisco Conference etc .... ) and at the Leag;ue of Nations AsseWbly, J..lternate Delegate to the G

Delegate at tha In·l;ernational Red Cross Conferences in Brussels and London; Member of various le~alu committees •setup.by ·-,... ,._ ,:the League of Nations,.International Institute for the unification of private law and the International Red Cross Cowmittee,

French Government .Agent in ma.n;;r international arbitrations and, since 1923, at the Pc=nt Court of International Justice. A/8 Page 25

Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague; his naJi:El vro.s put forwnrd by various national groups as a candidate for election in 1939 for the Permanent Court of Inj;ernationlll Justice, the election being suspended by,political events.

Resigned from his office as Legal Adviser to the Ministry of

Foreign Affairs by a letter to !vlarshel Petain of Mny 29, 1941, in connection with affairs in Syria,. Suspended from the

Faculty of Law in Paris and' subsequently dismissed as professor at the request of the German authorities. After the liberation, reinstated in his functions at, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Faculty of Law of Paris.

Has published several volumes on Internationo.l Law,, notably,

"The French Revolution" and the "Law of Continental Warfare".

Deportations from the North of I•'rance and Belgium, British

Maritime Prize Law; Conclusion and drafting of treaties and diplomatic instruments, International Law in peacetime (Regles generales du droit de la paix; contribution de Jenn Bodin a la formation du droit internationals moderne),

Source: French national group,

BEEmiE - Licenciado Octavic

No biographical notes submitted.

BILSFJj - Professor Cemil

Professor of Int<>~nation..-;1 Law, taught I'nhlic 'lnt.,TnA.tional

Law for thirty years, publiAhed i;welve volumes and twenty-two studies on this branch of law,

Judge at the Anglo-Turkish M;ixed Arbitral Tribunlll,

Governor-General of Batoum. A/8 •. P8£e 26.

Counsel in the- Lo'9Us case before the Per.oanent Court of

International Justice,

Secretary-General of the Le::tJUC of Nc.tions Union, took an active

part in tho 'ilork of the Intornntiom.l Union of .-;hich he i'fas

Vice-President.

Dean of the Faculizy" of Lay; D.nd Rector of the Univorsiizy" of

Istanbul (eighteen yours) founded tho Turkish Institute of

International Lav1,

Representative of Turkey on the Couui tteo of Jurists in

Washington and at Sc'Ul Fra.'1Cisoo for the draf'tin[l of the S'catute

of the International Court of Justice.

Source: Turkish national f,Tciup

BRIERLT - Professor J,F,

No biographical notes subuitted,

BUSTi.:MANTE - Dr. illltonio Sanchez de

M. Antonio S. de Bustuwante was born at Havana (Cuba) on •l.pril 13th

1865. He began his e&:tcation at Havana, continued it at Madrid,

where his fanily went to live upon his father's appoin'Qilent as

worriber of the Spanish Sena·te, ana. cor~pleted it at Il'avana·where, ·

in 1884, he received tho degree of Doctor of .~d;;tinistrative Law

and, in 1885, that o'f Doc·oor of Civil and _Canon Li!.w, He has been a uember of the bar of Havana since 1 884 and Professor of

International Public and Priva·ce Le.W at the University of that

city since 1892; from 1902 to 1918 he was Senator of the

Republic of Cuba,

In 1907, M. de BuataLJante was Presidcmt of· the· Cuban delegation A/8 •. Page 27.

to tho Second Hasue Peace Confcrsnce, In 1919 he u~s President

of the Cuban d.c:lego..tion Jc;o the Peo.cc Coffiercl1cc at ?aria. In 1927

he was Presid.ent of the G;lban dclegn.tion to the Llve'cing held at

Rio de J ll!leiro of' tho OoEli:d ti:oo of' ,:.ucricon Juris ts o.pp oin ted by

tho P~.n-i>lilerican Conferences to codify Interne.tionul Ln.w. In

1928 he was President 'of tho Cuban delegc,tion to the Sixth Pan­

'""crican Conference which aet at Havana; and was elected

Prcsident of the Conference,

M• de Bustamante holdS or has held a number of iuportant offices,

"including the follooing: President of' the In'wrnational J.cadoqv

of Comparative I.aw of The H£,guo (of which he was a Vice-President

and founder in 1922); President of the CUban Interm1.i.;ional Law

Society of Havru1<1. (of which he W'u.S a founder in 1915);

President of' the Cuban National C~ttoe of Intellectual

Co-operation of Havana; honora.rY dean and fomor dean of' the

Fnculty of' Law of Havana. He is a nember of the .i.cad04f of the • Spanish lB~uage (cor1·espondent), of the J;oadeyy of Legislation

and JurisJj'rudence of Madrid (correspondent); of the Brazilian

Society of International Ln.w (honorar,r)', of the Lnerican Society

of International Law (honorary), of the Na tionul .~ooderi\Y of Arts

and Letters of Havana (Foi'Ller President and founder, 1909);

Furthermore, he is Director of the Pan-;;mGrican J.cade::zy- of

International Law of Havana (founder, 1929), a metiber of the board

of the i.merican Institute of International I.aw of Havana, honorary batonnicr and f'ormer batonnier of' the Ordre des Av90ats (President

of the B~.r Association) of Havana and honorar,r member of the

Ordre des avooates of Brazil.

M. de Bustamante is doctor honoris causa of the Faculties of Law

of San :!iiarcos at L:llna. and of Columbia at Now York; he is a me.niber. of the Institute of International Law and of the iunerican

Institute of' International.Law. Since 1908 he has been a meDber A/8. Page 28.

of the Per'LlfUlent Court of' )~bi tration.

"Jnonsst the ••orks published by 11, do Bustawn.nto, the following my be Bentioned:

"Progr=s de lo.s :.signaturo.s de derecho interno.ciono.l publico y privo.do"; "El ordcn publico"; "Lo cmml de P=JD. et le droit int13rno. tional"; "Tra'm.O.o cle dorocho intorruwionccl priVG.do";

"La Segunda ·coni'erenoio. de lo. P8.z de El Ho.yo."; "I.o. Ccurt perr=ente de Justice into=tionale"; "Proyeoto de Codigo de

Derecho intornaciono.l privctdo"; "1'he Progress of Codification under the Luspiccs of the Pc.n-;.IJ.crico.n Union"; "El Codigo de derecho interno.cional privade y 1o. VI Coni'crencia pan-aucricana";

"El Mar territorio.l".

1(os'" of these works ho.ve appeo.rec1 in English, Spanish =d

French. The Code of' ·ivate In·cernatioml Law (the "BustD.L:k."tllte

11 Code ) which on June· 15th, 1931, WJ.S in force bctwoen Cuba.,

Pa:t11ll:ila, the Dowinican Republic, Brazil, Peru-t Ho.i ti, Cos'ca Rica,

C-uat=la, Nicaragua, Hcintluras, Chile and Salvador, '178-S of'f'icialJ,y pul;>lishod by the J,eague of No.·dons in 1930.

FrDLl 1922 to 1930 k. de Bustar.JUn'oo was jud,r:;e of the Per-~ont

Court of' Inter:tJD. tional Justice, and was re-elected in 19 30.

Source: Seventh i.nrn.lal Report of the

Pe=ent Court of' In'cor:oational

Justice, Series E. No.7., po.ges 27

and 28.

C~CERES - Dr, Julian R.

No biographical notes subuittod, A/8. Page 29~

C,',RD,Ji-:E - Professor Choucri

Professor at tho .i.caOO;zy- of' Intcrnatioik'l.l LG.·il c. t The J',Jl.c;ue;

:MeLibcr of tho "Counscil de Direc'cion de lCt. Societe de

President of Soction n.nd gonorrcl ro.pporteur at the Interm'cionaJ.

Con::;ress of' 001!\Puro.tivo LCtw o.'c 'l'he Ifu.gue, 1937,

Doctor hcmoris cuusa at the Univcrsity of i.J.siers •

•~ppointcd by 'cl'lG French govcrnwont (by of'ficiW. decree) ner:ibcr of the Co-liiLd ttoe of Jurists. on forei@l legislo.-l;ion n.nd internc.tional la-w,

Professor c,t the :D'ronch School of Lo.1'7 o.'c Beyrouth.

Min:'.s'cer of Justice :Ln 1927 and 1928,

Pu.Plications:

"I,e cnndat o.o lo. France en Syria ot au libnn au point de vue au Droit Intcrnatioml public et 1Jrive." ( Cou.rs :;Jrofessc a l '.~cc.dooe de Droit in'cornu tional de lc, Haye) PD.ris, Librairie au Rccueil Sircy, 1933.

"Lo. conception de, la Fratigp.o de Droit In'cerro. tioncl 'orive de.ns l~ Islru..J.. n ( Cours :prof'eSs8 0. l' .Acn.a~rl.o de Droit. Intm.n:::.tional de ill Hllye) Paris. Librairio au Recucil Sircy, 19313.

"Le Code des Obligations du Libo.n" ( e'oode de droit ooDpo.re) Paris, Librairie c~nerW.e de Droit et de Jurisprudence, 1932,

"Los H=os de loi, ce gp.' ils furent, co gp.' ils sent," ( vo.rietes historiques ct littcro.ires) Preface de J. Paul-Boncour,'Paris, Librairie du Reoueil Sircy, 19 37,

"L 1 etat de neccssi te en m ti8're criminelle." , (avec aperw de droit cor:rpare, en $.ro.be).

"te droit des :'>E1.ys sous 'Jc''"dat fl·=rois en Orient.", (Extrai t du Bulletin de la Societe de legisL~tion' cahlparce de Po.ris, Nos, 7- 9. 1925).

"La possession on droit !llllsuJI.la.n, son car

"Le dGfaut du d01:;andeur en droit ottOTJEUl.". ( aper<;u conpe.ratif avec lc d.roit fran2ais) ,'

"Condition l8gale des SocietE>s etra.ngers de.ns les peys sous Llnlldo. t fra:ngtis en Orient.'' (avec o.per'tu de droit coopare). A/8. Page 3C.

(Extrait dG 1£. Revue do Droit Intcr=tional Privc, No, 2, 1927).

"De 1 1 v.ooes. des etran3crs D. b. ~ropricte fonciere dn.ns lGs pays sous wandn.t fro.ncuis clu Procho-Oricnt. 11 (:CXtrc"i t

11 LG Problem do 1 1 organiso.tion judiouire &.ns les pcy-s au Levant pL-'l..oes scus a.1..lldc.t frun<_?Uis, 11 (Extr;:dt cle lo. Revue de Ilt'oit Intermtioml Frive, No, 3. 1928),

11 Th~orio g&o.erale d.cs actions_ clo droit ~usu:I.Dnn. u (LGUr co.rnctdre, lours conditions d'oxcrcico, avec un apcr~ de droit cowpure,) (Extruit c1u Bulletin cl.o b. Societe do l6gisL.1.tion COLJ?ur6e de Paris, Nos, 4 -. 6, 1929), ' · ·

"Los sfu.etos reollos 'et la vente force~ dans le droit des peys sous LID.nda t au LGvant," ( •.pergu histori'l].le' oritique et do droit oo;::pare,) (Extrait du :Bulletin de 1a Societe de .l§gislation cotl]_onree de P"ceris, Nos, -10 - 1 2, 19 30).

"F-.copriete collcotivG duns les lX1J's do l'Isl=," (o.pergu histori'l].le, critig).

"La. copropriete, sos divers o.s·,oocts, Les ProblcDcs g)l 1 elle soul~ve," (Extrait de la Revue critig)le Qe Legislo.tion et de Jurisprudence, 1931).

"Un e"Venc~Jent ler:islatif dans lG Proche-Orient: le Frojet C:.u code ~ . . ', des obligcd;ions du Liban," (Extrait rlo lo. revue de J.'Umvers~·ce de Lyon),

"En collaboro.tion o.vec h. 7%noit I.rcne: "La. condition dos etra.ngcrs et le confli t des lois do.ns les pays an ' Proche-Orient~ 11 (E:\:trai·~ cJu Repertoire de Droi·G.ln-Gernatio~l ~ive).

"Les meistrats (!_ans la litterc.turo ot l 1histoirc," (Extrait du Recueil de l 1.h.cadex:.rl.e- de LGGislcd::ion a.e Toulouse}"

"Le Code de Prooeaurc lib.:c!k1.is, sa. pla.ce da.ns le wouvcment juridig)lc contGl:1porain," "Paris, Librairic gencrale

"Les Obligations du Vondcur o.u :cegrcrd au droit occidental et oriental," (Bulletin de llc Societe' de legislation oor.rparee de Po.ris 1939 Nos, 3 & 4) •

. "Les infiltrations occiclclTGales dans un domina reserv&: Le Statut personnel IJUsu:lJ:acm; '' (U~langos Ip.Boort,) 193(1,

"La valeur juridig)le du silence en droit LJUsuJ:mnn et en droit l:ibanais," . (Melanges Huvelin). 1938.

"Les conditions g€merales de ill vente en droit conpare oriental et occidental,"

( 1 voll.lLle) ,

Source: Lebanese' national group. A/8, Page 31.

CAUVIN -':Monsieur Victor

Lawyer. Former Deputy. Former President of' the Comm:i. ttee :f'or

Foreign Affairs in the Chamber of' Deputies.

Source: Haitien national group

CHENG - Mr. Tien-Hsi

Mr. Cheng Tien-Hsi wall born on July lOth 1884, 1n Canton, China,

He gro.duated with honours in law in the University of' London in 1912

and was caJ.l.ed to Bar in England in 1913, In 1915, he obtained the.

degree of' Doctor of' Laws (LL.D.) of' the University of' London and in

1916 won the Quain Prize of the so.id Uirl versi ty in Public International

Law, being ai'terwards eJ.eoted honorary member of' 'hhe Grotius Society

and meniber of' the International Law Association.

He returned to China in 1917. From 1920' to 1925, he waa in Peking

successively a judge of the Supreme Court, senior meniber of the Law

Codification Co!:un:ission, adviser to the Trade Mark Bureau and the

Extraterritoriality Commission, technical expert of the Chinese delegation to the Washington Conference, tutor of' the Judicial Aoadenw, substitute member of the International Judicial Commission that visited

China in 1926, and lecturer of' English law in the Peking University,

From 1926 to 1930 he practised law in Shanghai. From 1931 to 1934-, he was Vice-Minister of Justice and sometiffie Acting Minister of' Justice in

NnnJc.:ng. From 1934 to 1936, he mts adviser to the Ministry for Foreign

.A:t'fairs and Ministry o:r Justice, In 1935, he "as appointed o:f'f'icial delegate ·to the 11th Inte:rnat;ional Penal Congress held in Berlin and the

6th International Congress on the Unification of' Penal Law held in

Ccpe.nhagen, At the same time, he waa appointed Special Commissioner of the Chinese Government for the Intarnational Exhibition of the Chinese

.Art in London. A/8. PB.fle 32.

Mr.Cheng is the author of: Rules of -Private Int.ernational

Law Governing Capacity to Oontrc,ct, being a thesis for his degree

of Doctor of Laws, and translator of the Chinese "Suprerae Court

Deci&ions", "Prize Court Judgements", "First Draft Civil Qode",

etc., freD Chinese into English. He is nlso the author of a

smll work entitled.: Civilization and Art of China.

Source: Thirteenth Annual Report of the Permanent Court

of International Justice, Series E., No,13,

pages 23 and 2_4.,

CRUClli.GA Y "TOCCRN;U:. - Dr. Miguel

Born in Santiago de Chile on ·the 4th May, 1869. Jurist Diplomat

and professor. He obtained his Bachelor's degree a'c tho Nationnl

Institute, Santiago, in 1889, Practised the legnl profession in·

Santiago in 1889 - 1891, LegaJ. consultant to the Ministry of

Finance, 1891 - 1895; Mel:lber of the Council of LegaJ. ;.dvisers to

the Government 1895 - 1900; Deputy' for the Departments of

Victoria and Melipilla; Delegate of Chile to many internationaJ.

congresses; Minister of Finance; Minister of the Interior;

Minister of National Defence; President of the Senate; Minister in

Argentine, Uruguay, Ge=any, Netherlands, lu:ribassad.or to the Unit~d

- States of .America, Author of a work on international law which is

used as a textbook iri. .America,

Source: Salvadoranian national group

DABT.iiRY -Dr. Ahmad. Matine

No biographical notes submtted, A/8, Page 33.

l1~VIS -lilT, Justice R,P.B.

Born in London en 14th DooELJbcr, 1881 ano. oo.uc to South kf'ricn

with his parents nt the age of four years. Was at school at the

South African College, Co.pc Tmm and then a·~ tho DioccsD.n College

Cape Town bu-t i:i1. 1895 he was sent to furrow. He returned to

South J..frica in 1900 and was articled to a Cape Town fi:rn of

He wrote his tJU triculation e=ri.nEJ. tion o. t short

notice obtaining first place, brd~e his articles and returned

to the Diocesan College where he took an honours B •••• degree

in classics in 1903 winning the Porter Scholarship, He

entered New College Oxford in 1904, took honours JurisprudenCe

in 1907 and wus called by tlm Inner Teirplc on 27t,b. January, 1908,

On the 27th February of' the snno year he co;::::renccd practice at

the Cape, He becBLle King's Counsel on 17th July, 1924 and was

a-ppointed as puisne Judge of the Cape l?.r'ovincial Division of the

Supreme Cour-t of' South ..:.:rrica on tho 23rd october, 1935. He

\78.S assistant editor of the South k."ric<:,n LD:w JournD.l from 1913 to

1922, general editor of' the Sout,b. "~ican Law Reports and for

years lecturer in law at t;he Cc.pe Town Un.i. versi ty,

Source: South Lf'rican national group

DELGiJXl - Judge Francisco

No biographical notes subl.litted,

DIEZ DE 1,0000. - Dr. Eduardo

Born in La. Paz on the 8th February, 1881, Lawyer; Minister far

Foreign A:f'f'airs; Minister in Chile, United States, etc,, etc,

.Author of' _Lln.l1y il;rportant works on inter:m>.tional affairs, A/8. Page 34.·

MeLiber of Pe=.nent Court of ;~bitration at 'rhe Hague,

Source: Sctlvcdorania.n national grcup

P,:JlEIJ,. .hLFiJlO - Doctor Isidro

Began DiplODD.tic CD.reor 1915 and since then held the posts of

.i~J,ibassador Exi;n:J.ordinary·.with s~)sCi£:.1 oission to Great Britain,

};ranee, Italy and Spain. Plenipotentiary to Greece, J'u'gentine,

Brazil, Chile, Uruguay

Was Acting SecrotD.ry of State for Foreign .hffe.irs, llexican Representative in the Clains CCllJDission betlveen Mexico and

Itn:Ly, 1937 - 1940, Envoy Ex:traordinary and l.i:i.nister

Plenipotentia.ry, President of the i[exioan DelesaUon to the

:League of Nations,

Mer.fuer of the Governing Bocy of the International Labour Office

and representative of' that Bocy to the International labour

Coni'eronce in Havana,

.lit. present one of the four Meribers of the. Mexican National Group

to the Pe=anent Arbitration Cou:uission,

Since 1942 until 15th Septetibcr, 1945, Governor of the State of

Mexico.

Professor of International and Public L.--cw, as well as of Mercantile

JJJ.w, COillllerciD.l History, 11exican History and Spanish Litcmitur.e,

.Author of, =ons other -..torks, the follooing: "Precursores de

la DiplonJaeia :Mexicana", "Per un Mrma.o Libra"; several others

havin[(been published privately, "Doctrina Obregon y Carranza",

"La Doctrina liionroe", 11Enlleyo de Derecho y Poli' tici

Intornacionales", "Historia de las Cor.ri.siones de Reclemaci ones",

Source: Mexican national grrup

The follow:ing additional ini'oroaticn has been furnished by other A/8. Page 35·

na tionn.J. eroups:

Bornptate of Mexico, Republic of Mexico, on 'tho 25th June, 1882,

His parents were: Francisco Trinifu:td Fabelo., Engine!'lr, and

Guadalupe Ali'n.ro de. Fabeln.,. both liexi=.

Received his Lavr Degree in 1908 at the University of 1loxican City,

After working for a tilae with :Messrs. Canoino y Riba, the best

knciwn firn of' lavyers in JJJ.cxico, he set up on his 017.a. account and beoo.ue legal representative of iuportant concerns, such as the

National Surety Coop~ cf New York, the Vacuum Oil C~, the

Ericsson Telephone Company, Insurance CODpa.:nies etc.

In 1912 he eomoenoed his political oar;Jer as Deputy for the

District of Ixtlahuaoa, State of Mexico.

On the death of President hladero, he joined the Mexican Revolution headed by Venusti=o Carr=, (l.ovcrnor of Coahuila, who entrusted him wi t..'l the Ministry :for Foreisn Affairs,

FrOll 1911 to 1914, he has filled the :C'oliowi:ng posts: Heo.d of

Counsel for the Defence for the Federal District; Director

Counsellor to the Mexico City Penitentiary;· Chief Clerk and

Secretar-y General, respectiveJ;y, to the State Government of

Chihuahua; .. Chief Clerk and Secretar.y to the Govo=nt of Sonora, and Acting Secretary for ForoiBn Affairs in the Constitutionalist

Governwent of Mexico, presided over by 'Jle Chief of the

Constitutionalist JUc47, don Venuatiano Carranza.

Other publications: "Neutralidad"; "Historical, Legal and

Poll tical Study"; "La Sccl.edad de .la Naciones y el Continente

.l.lilericano ante 1a guerra 1939 - 1940" (Library of International

Studies, 1940) "Bolice". "Def'onso. de los Derechos ile Mexico"

(Published by Mundo Libre, Mexico,. 1944-) also the purely literary works "Ln. Tristeza dol Am.o" and "Arengo.a Revo1ucionarias" • A/.8 Page 36

FMNOR - Dr. Vladimir

First Pr$sid.ent of the Hig.h Court of J~tBtice, in retirement.

Source: Czechoslovak national group.

FAIJ.,;, .WU:S - Dr. Jose

No biograpJ:P.cal notes subrni ttea..

F!SNIHCK - Dr. Charles (l.,

No biographical notes sUbmitted..

G.\LLEOO - Congressman Manuel

No biographical notes submitted..

GARCIAS S.\L..f\ZAR - Monsieur Arturo

Lawyer ana. jurist. Professor of the University of San Marcos

of Litna, former Minister of Stat~. Delegate of Peru to the

Conferences of Cha;pultepec and. San Francisco and. at present.

Peruvian Ambassador to the Holy See.

Source: Peruvian national. group. .A/8 Page 37

GUERRERO - Dr. Jose. Gustavo

Born in S~n S~vador on 26th June, 1876.

Doctor of Law; Consul in Bordc;aux; Consul General in Italy;

Secretary of the Logntion in Washington; MJ.nister. in Italy, Spain and France; Delegate to conferances in Wnshington; Permanent

Dalegate to the Lec.gue of Nations; MEmber of the Committee of

Experts on the Progrcossive Cod.ifioati:m of Intcornational Law;

Minister for Foraign .'l.fhirs, Justice P.nd Public Welfare;

President of the .•ssembly of the League of N.'ltions; President of the Per~nent Court of Interncational Justice at The Hague; at present Delegate of El Salvador to the United Nations.

Source: Snlv~dornni~Jl ntltionil group.

The following curriculum vitae ,-m.s furnished by Dr. GT.IERRERO himself at the reg_uest of his nc3.tional group:

Born in San Salvador, El Salvador. Doctor of law at the Universities of El Salvador and GUcatrunela.

Minister of EJ, Salvador _in France, Italy mJ.d Spain from 191,2 to 1930.

Minis tar of Foreign Affairs, of Justica, and of Public Instruotion in El Salvador.

Member of ~he Council of the Leasue of Nations in 1927. President of the 10th :..ssembly of the League of Natbns in 1929. Presidant of the DGlegntions of El Salvador to the Assemblies of the Leagua frcm 1920 to 1930.

President of the Commission on Public Internation~ Law. at the ·6th Panamerican Conferenc0 ;\t Havana in 1928.

Representative of El Salvador at numerous international conferences.

Member of the Lee.gue of Nations Cammi ttee an the Codification of International Law.

President of Arbitratian tribunals established for the settlement of the followin;, disputes:

I. Dispute concGrni!;Jg the ,,.G. "Zeltw-og-Wolfsberg at Unterdrauburg­ Wollan", between "

II. Dispute cancerning "furks-Pakrac·'· Limited Company between Hungary and YugosLwh - 1934. A/8 Page 38.

III. Dispute concerning the ''Cher.U.ns Q..a far Zeltwag-Wolfsberg et Unterdr"tuburg·', ::m the one side .'tnd interasted states on the other side - 1937 and 1938.

Vice-Presidant of the Per!llo.nent C::nU.t of Intarnation'll Justice from 1st J-1.nu3I'Y, 1)31 to 31st Doccn!lbGr, 1936. President of the Permanent Court ::>f Intarnati:mal Justice from 1 s t J 'tnu"-ry 1 9 3 7 to J l.nuo.ry 1 946 . . rl.uth::>r of the following publications: "La responsabilidad internaci::m;"-1 dol Est'l.do", 1926; "Lc:. Codification clu droit intern,.tionB-1", 1930; "L'Ordre Intern"-tional'', 1945. In prepru:'ltion: :'L'Oeuvre de 1~- Cour coermn.nente de Justice internationals".

lL\CKwORTH - The Honoure.ble Green H.

Born Prestonburg, Kentucky, U.S ••~. - 1883.

Educated, Valpare.iso University and Georgetown -and George

Washington Universities, B•. ·c. and LL.B. :Member of the B;tr of the District of Colutibi"'. "'.ll.d of the Supreme Court of the United

States.

Legal idviser, Department of State, since 1925.

Represent".tivc of the United States Government bofore the

Intern~ttbnal Joint Corwission, United StP.tes and cam.da (under

Boundary Waters Treaty, 1909) since 1923. &pecial Ittission to

Laus

CoUification o~ IntGrnational Law, 1930; Delegate, Eighth

Internation.e.l Conference of ;JilBrican States :ct Lima, 1938;

Delegate, Eighth Scientific Congress of 'unerican States,

Waahihgton, 1940; ;

...merican lhri time Conference , Wc.shington, 1940; accompanied

Secretary of State to Moscow Confer

States Delegation, Dumburton Oaks Conference. on InternA-tional

OrganizEttion, Washington, 1944; ~,dviser, United States Delegation at Conference of ,unerican StatE's on Problems. of War and Peace, .'!/8 Page 39

Mexico City 1945; Ch:rirr.nn, United N:o.tiona Oonmrittco of Jurists,

Washington, 1945; "tdviscr, ..merici'ln Delegation, United Nati:ms

Confer,mce, San Francisco, 1945; sCnior -.dviser of .unorican

Delegation, First Sassi:m of tho G:-ener'l.l ,ssembly, London, 1946.

Menber, .merioan Society of Intorn-o.tional ~-"-W and .tmerican Bar

·~ssociati:)n.

Contributed articles on international and constitutional law to various pcriodicR~S.

Editor: Digest of Intornational L".w.

Source: United Stutes national group.

REEVER - Mr. Justice F.P. v!1.n den

Born in Heidelberg TransvCI.a.l :m 29th November 1894· He graduated in ,..rots ?.t th0 Transv"l.,l•University Collclge Pretoria with honours in modern languages in 1916. He went to South West ,,friba in 1919 where he passed )1.is Bc>.chelor of Lflws degree by -private stuily and commenced pro.ctice as .. c barrist"r in Windho"k. In 1926 he wD.B appointed Legal Adviser to the' Department of External ,;,ffairs in which oapaci ty he was a lll8mb"r of the South .~frican delegat::.on at the conference_on the operation of Dominion legislation and merchant shipping legislati::m 1929 and "-t the Ioperial

Conference of 1930. At these conferences he played an active part in the formulation of the legrtl pr0c0pts prGsently underlying

the Internation'1.l status of the menbers of the British Commonwealth

and their relationship inter se, , He was also legal adviser to the

South =frican delegation to the ~ssembly of the League of Nations

in 1930.

In 1931 ~~. vrtn den Reever b0came. permanent head of the Department

of Justice and in that capacity he attended the Imperial Economic

Oonfer.:mce of 1932 as L0gfil. "cdviser to the South drican delegation. Early in 1933 he was elcwated t::> the Bench as Judge of the High

Court ::>f S::>uth West· :cfric.". "nd ::>n the 2nd .ugust 1938 he was l'lppointed e.s Puisne Juv.ge of the Ore.nge Free State Pr::>vincial

Division ::>f the Supreme C::>urt .::>f S::>uth .drica which post he still occupies

Source: South AfriCDn nationD.l grmw.

Born in Soochow October ~2nd 1893; educated.in Peiyang University,

Tientsin, !md Goorge >hshington University, Washington, D.C.;

P·"-sscd Judicial Examination in 1918; passed Diplom.1tic and

Consular Examinatbn with the higbost h:mours in 1919; served in

Chinese Legation now Embassy in Washington 1.920 to 1922;

Professor' of Internati:m'll Law anC. International· RelC1.tions in

Nankai Uni varsity, Tientsin, 1922 to 1 926; · Dean of College of

~t, srune University, 1924 to 1926; ~ote in Chinese notes of

China 1 s DiplomHtic History in 1926; Judge md subsequently presiding Judge of ·Cri~nal Oh~~ber of District Court in Shanghai,

1927; President ::>f District C::>urt in Ohinkiane, 1927 to 1928;

Counsellor of Ministry of Foreign ·,ffairs, subsequently Director of

Eur::>pe.cn- ..r16rioll.n Departnent ~.nd Director ·of. iLsiatic Department of same Ministry, 1928 t:J 1931; Vica-lvlinister of Foreign ;ffairs,

1931 t::> 1941; concUrrently Dean ::d School of International Relations of Central Politic2'11 Institute, 1932 to 1941; Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcmipotentiary ·to hustrulia 1941 to 1945; Ambassador to Turkey 1945; .•dvisor to Chinese Member of Commission of Jurists,

W.e.shineton, D.OJ April 1945; ,';dvisor to Chinese Delegation to

United Nations Conference :m International Org"nization and

Meniber of ;~dvis::>ry Comrnitte~ of Jurists, May to June 1.945.

Source: Chinese national group. ll/8 Page 41

HUDSON - Judge Manley O,

Mr. Manley 0. Hudson was born at st. Peters, Missouri, u.s.A., on

May '19th 1886.

He studied mainly at William Jew~ll College and at Harvard URiversity

and holds the degree of LL.D. of WillieJll Jewell College and of the

Universities .of Harvarii. Missouri Dela-ware and. Peter Pj,.?Jnfmy, of

Buda;pest. He has been Professor of' Law at the University of

Missouri (1910-1919) and at Harvard University (1919-1936), and lecturer at Columbia University, at Calcutta University and at the

Geneva Graduate InstituC:o of' International Studies.·

Frein 1917 to 1919, Mr. Hudson ....as a-corrnnissioner on Unif'o:i:m State

Laws, and in 1 918-1 919 seoretary of· the National· Conference of

Connnissioners on Unif'o:rm State Laws, In 1 918-191 9 h11 wus , a special ' assistap.t at the Depar.tllient af State and was attached to the American

Commission to negotiate peace· at Paris; he was a member of various

connnissioners of the Paris Peace Conference, including the Connnission on Ports, Waterways and Railways, the Commission on :New States and the Protection of Minorities.

Mr. Hudson was a member of' the J;,egal Section .of the Secretariat. of the League of' Nations from 1919 to 1922; he also worked in the_

Secretariat in the same capacity during the summer of 1923-1930, -He was legal adviser to the International Labour Conferences at

Washington ( 1 91 9) , Genoa ( 1920) , and Geneva ( 1 924) , and of the

International Conference on Suppression of Obscene Publications

( 1923) • Since 1927, he has been Director of' Research in Inter­ national Law. In 193tl he was teolmical adviser to the United States· of America at the Conference on the Codif'ioa~ion of Internatic~ Law, held at The Hague.. Sinoe, 1932; he, has been Vice-President of the

American Society of Intel'n8.tional Law and, since 1933, member of , the Permanent Court of' Arbitration, Since 1935, -he has been a .A/8 Page 42

member of the Danish-Greek Permanent Conciliation Commission and,

since 1936 an associate of the Insti tut de Droit International.

Was elected judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice

in 1936.

1\fr. Hudson was editor of the Missouri Law Bulletin from 1914 to

1917. He has been a member of the Board of Editors of the

American Journal of Internationco.l La17. since 1924-.

He has published numerous articles in legal reviews, and is the

author of works on international law, including: The Permanent

Court of International Justice and the Question of .American

Participation (1925); Les Avis consultatifs de la Cour permanents

de Justice internationals (1927); Handbook on.the World Court

(4th ed., 1934); Cases on International Law (2nd ed., 1936);

International Legislation, 5 vols. (1932, 1936): World court

Reports, 2 vols. (1935); Treatise on the Permanent Court of

International Justice (1934; French ed., 1936).

Source: Thirteenth ,nnuc.l Rvp:>rt. :Jf the

Perm8.n~rrt Cc,urt ;;f Intwr.n~.ti:Jnc l Justice ,

Series i:. , lb. 13 P"-C."' 24.

The following additional information has been :furnished by various

national grou,ps :

Acadeln:i.c degrees: A.B., A.M; LL.B; LL,D; S.J.D,; D.Q.L,; Pol.B. Has served. on many cofmnissions, and has acted in an advisory

capacit.Y both to the United States Government and to various U.S. delegations atvarious international conferences and to various international organizations.

Associate of the. Institut de Droit International, _si:onoe 1936.

Publications: "The Permanent Court of I;nternatione.l Justice,

192~-1942", published in 1943; "International Tribubals", published. in 1944; tiT0nty f"ur o.nnu·~ 'U'tiolos on tho Penrmenf

(burt of Int-:>rnn.tLmr~ Justice:, publish.c<'l. in the ::noric."l.n Jlournal .A/8 Page 43

Sir CECIL J.B. BURST

Sir Cecil Hurst was born at !i0rsham on October 28th, 1870. He was

educated at Westnrlnster, and at Trinity College (Cambridge) where he graduated ~ Lt.B. in 1892 after being placed in the first class in the Law Tripes, He was called to the bar in 1 893. In 1902 he entered the Foreign Office in London as Assistant Legnl Adviser, becoming Legal Adviser in 1918.

In 1917 ~was one of the British technical delegates at the Second

Peace Conference and uas a r.1ember of th<;l Drafting Committee of the

Conference. In 1908 he was a British delegate at the International

Naval· Conference in London which frnDed the Declaration of London.

!n 1910 he was appointed by the King to be a ner.1ber of the

Comni ssion to report on the Alsop claim refe=ed to the arbitration of His Majesty by the Governments of the United States and of Chile.

In 1912 he was appointed British Agent rod Counsel for the Peounia:z::jr

Claims Commission established by the Governments of Great Britain and the United States by the treaty of 191"~ to settle the claims

· oustanding between the two Governments. In 1919 he was a Llember of the British Delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris and subsequently became the British member of the Committee of Legal

Advisers to the Conference of Ambassadors. He was Counsel for

Great Britain before the Pezwanent · Court of International Justice in the CA.ses of the Wimbledon (Judgment No.1), 1Lo.vroinmn.tis - jurisdiction question (Judgment No.2), and the Oder (Judgment No.16).

In 1929 he .was apPointed a member of the PermD!lent Court of

Arbitration and elected a. judge of ~e Permanent Court of

International· Justice.

Sir Cecil Hurst wn.s made o. c.B. in 1907, a K,C, in 1913, and o.

K.c.B. in 1920. In 1922 :'le was elected.to be a Bencher of the

Middle TB!llpie. In 1924- he was made a K,C.M.G. and o. G.C.M.G. in

1926. He received the degree of IJ..D.. honoris co.uso. from the A/8 Page 44-

University of' CD.llibridge in 1928.

Source: Sixth .Annual Report -of' the Permnnent Court of'

International Justice, Series E. No.6. pu_ges 20 and 21.

JABUR - Saleh

No biographionl notes submitted.

KLAESTAJ:l - Dr; juris HelgE>

Born .1885, Judge of' the SUpreme Court of' Norway, 1931 •

Legal Adviser to the Reparations Commission, Austrian Section,

Vienna 192~1921.

President of' the Anglo-German Mixed Arbitral Tribunal 1925-1931 •

_Sole Arbiter between Germany and the British Empire (Treaty of'

Versailles, Articles 297 and 298 annexe para.4), London, 1926-29.

Sole arbiter be~veen Austria. and the British Empire_(Treaty_of'

Saint-Germain, Articles ?49 and 250, nnnexe pe.ra.4), London,

1927-1931.

Member of' the Permanent Court of' Arbitration, 1929.

Sole arbiter be~·;een the British Empire and Hungo.ry (Treaty of'

Trianon, Articles 232 and 233, rumexe para.4), London 1929-1931. Member of' the Permanent Commission of Conciliation and Arbitration be~1een Nor;my and ?eland, 1 930.

Joint Commissioner of' the Permnnent COJmnission of Conciliation between the United States of' America and Ita~y, 1931.

Member of' the Permanent Commission of· Concil:in.tion between

Germany and Luxembourg, 1931·

Associate of' ~he Institute of' International Law.

Member of' the Norwegian Aoad~ of' Sciences and Letters.

Source: Norwegian no.tionnl group. 1/8 Pnge 45

KONST.ANTINOVIO - Dr. ivlihoilo

Born 1oth March, 1898 nt Gnoak (Serbia.), where he nttended eletlento.ry

a.nd secondary schools.. He studied lmr at Izy-ons. In 1918 he

volunteered for the French unny a.nd took· p!)Xt in fighting on the

Western Front. In 1920-21 he ms attached to the .l'l!inistry of

Justice- in Belgrade. He resigned. and continued his st1,1d.ies in

France, where he obtained the Doctorate '\11th the thesis ~

'Perioulum Rei ·venditae' en droit romz.in olassique." He wns then appointed Secretary to the aourt o:f' First Instance a.t O:brid

(Maoedo¢a)• In the nutumn of that year he was elected· by

OOll\b)etii;:l.on Lecturer in Givil and Inter.national. Private Law a.t the

Faculty of Law at Subotioa.. In 1926 he beoo.me·Rea.der. In 1935 he was transferred to the Facult, of Law in Belgrade, where he beOOllle

Professor in 1937· From August, 1939 to March 1.941 he was l\li.nister w.i thou:t Portfolio a.nd .Minister of Justice. o.t.ing to the German invasion of Jugoslavia, he went abroad. During thn.t· timu he was in the Middle East a.nd in: England. He 'ift>.s occupied for a considerable time during. the .,ro;r in ocillecting ma teriol concerning war crimes a.nd in studying questions relating to the responsibil;i.ty of ;ro:r orimi:n.als. He now occupies the Cllair of Civil nnd International

Private Law in the University of Belgrade. He· is especinlly interested in the Theory of t}eneral Law, end in Roman Civil nnd

International Law. In 1928 he was a Ji:lgoslav assistant delegate to the sixth "OOnterence de'l.a Haye de droit inter:national prive.·"

In 1936 he was "Conseiller du gouvernement jougoslave" in the oase of Losingger & ao. a:l; the :t>erma.nent-Court ·of International

Justice.

SO'Urce: Thgo'sl.av national group. A/8 Page 46

KORETSKY - Dr. Vlad:irnir 1vl:ikha.ilovitch

Age 56, Doctor of Law, Professor of International Law at the

Kharkov Institute.

Is in charge of the Chair of' Internationo.l Law at the Kharkov

Juridical Institute and is a well known e:x;pert in International

Law. Source: Ukrainian nntional groi.l;p.

KRCMAR- Dr· Jan

Professor of Law of the Charles University in Pra~e.

Source: Czechoslovak national gro'lll?•

KRYLOV - Professor Sergei Borisovich

Age 57, Doctor of Law, Professor of International Law, .Professo:r­ at the Leningrad University and. Leningrad Juridical Institute.

Is well known as the author of a. munber of works on International

Law and is an outstanding sohola:r- in charge of Chairs of

International Law in Higher Schools and Universities.

Source: SQviet Union national group.

LANGROD - Monsieur Ejy Stephen

Professor of Ad.lilinistrative Law at the University of CraCOW•

Source; Polish national gt'O\ll?.

Further information .submitted by the Ukra:l.n.ia.n :r:ational grom>·:

He is an outstanding lawyer, well-knovm in Eurepe, a membe:r- of

Scientific Institutions in Paris, Brussels ~ ROllle. A/8 Page 47

· Lawyer. Fol'Jller Professor at. the Faculty <~f LaW•

Former M:!nister for ,Haiti in the Dominioan Repil'l>lio eJJd in Franoe.

Former Seoretery of State for Foreign Affairs.

Souroe, Raitien national group.

LOGRONO - Lioenoiaiin Arturo

:t'\Oi'n eri the 12th September 1~3 1 in the Oapital. of the JJcm1n1 can

Re:p"Q.\Uo 1 now ce.lled Ciullad Trujillo.

Graduated in Imr in 1919 and. in Pha.rma.oy in 1913, at the 'O':Q.iversity

· "'f Santa Domii:lgo. Praotised law for twenty years 1 o:l'fioes at Ce.lle Lu:peron 27; Oiudad Trujillo. :Married, has six children.

At present, Senator of the Repu~lic end Professor of Public

Inte:rn,il.tianal Law at the University •.

He·ha.s heid.the i'oll~ing offices:

Seoreta.ry of State i'or Justice, Pllblic Ed.uoa.tion _eJJd ;H'ine Arts,

Secretary of State for Labour eJJd· .Colll!lll.Ulications, Secretary of

State for the Int~~r -and Police, Secretary of State for Foreign

Afi'airs, Secretary o:l' State for the Presidency 1 Private secretary

fJ'f the President of. the Republio, Legal Ad:yiaor to the Presidency1 Legal Advisor to the Milrlstry for· Foreign Affair!).

Mem»er of the· Permanent Court oi' Artitra.tion at The H~e, eJJd

member oi' the ./l:lnflricAU C"on,o.iJ..iation- C~ssion,

DECORATIONS: · Order. of Duarte 1 Colon· and. Trujillo (na.'h:l:ao.al

deoora.tions); Leg;ton of Hao.our (Franoe) Order oi' ·Merit (Ha.it1);

Cespedes (Cubah Libertador (Venezuela.); Jade (China.); Abdon

Ca.lderbn (Ecuador) eto.

Sou.."''e: Dominioan national ~up. .A/8 Page 48

LOPEZ PIN.EDA ~ Dr, Julian

No iliographical notes suomi tted.

LoZANO ''Y LOZANO ~ Dr. Carlos

Aavocete, special studies at the Universities of Rome ana Paris, where he was uwarae& aiplomas at each University.

Formerly, Mem~er of the House of Representatives auring V&riouo periods; Senator; Charge a•Affaires in Paris; Minister in Spain; Delegate to the League of Nations,· Minister of State;

Minister for Foreign.Affairs; SecBOd Designate to the Pres~aency of the Republic, having actea as Presiaent auring the temporary ~' absenc0 of the· Presiaent; Presiaent of the Chanibor of Representatives

Professor of Criminal Law, Ad.ministrative 18M and. Roman Law.

Author. of the following works: "Critice. y Doctrine.", "Ourso ae Derecho Administrative", "Curs,o d.e Derecho Penal", "El Arbitraje, en America y el Eg_uilibrio Continental", etc.

Member Df Colombian Acad.emies of History ana Jurisprud.ence; Institute of Comparative Law in Paris an& of the Acad.emy of

Letters of Rio d.e Janeiro.

# He has been awaraed. the following d.ecorations: Cruz &e Boyaca,

Grand. Cross of the Brazilian Ord.er of "Cruce ire d.el Sur"; Grand. Officer of .the Ord.er of Merit of Ecuad.or; Grana Officer of the

Ord.er of the Sun of Peru~ Cavalier of the Crown of Italy.

At present Ambassad.or in Chile.

Source: Colombian national group·. A/8 Page 49

McNAIR - Sir ".rnold

Born in London 4th Mnrch 1885.

Professor of Conrpnrlltive L0.w in the University of Cr.tibridge.

One of His :!Jhjasty' s Counsel.

Conoander of the Order of the British Empire •

••ssociate ::Jf' the Instituto of Intenk."LtionnJ. Law.

British l!ler;iber ::if Pernancnt Court of ~rbitration at The H!tgue.

Moobor of the InternationP.l L:'.b:>ur Office Commission of Experts on the .~pplication ::Jf L~b"ur Convantions. Law Lectt_u:.ar (1913 -

1931). Re"Ldor in Intcrnati::Jnal Law (1931-1935) and Whewell

Professor ::Jf International Law (1935-1937) in the University of

CF.Illlbridge. Pro!'essor at Tha Hague ,.cademy of International law in 1928, 1933 and 1937. T2gore Professor in the University of

1937 - 1945.

ChairiM.n of the Palc;stine-Jewish Education.

Commission 1945: British substitute l'l!ld merriber of the L(mgue of

Nations Co~~ssion for the Codification of International Law.

Publicati::>ns: "Legal Effects of Wa:r" , 1920, second edition 1944;

"Law of the "~ir" (1932); "Law of Treaties" (1938); "Roman Law and Connon Law" ,(1937),editor C>f fourth edition of Oppenheim's

IntcrnatiCJnal Law.

Source: United Kingdom national group.

MdRID.~IS --Professor George.

No biographical notes _submitted. .l/8 Page 50

MillTINEZ - Dr. Martin C.

No bio3raphical n::>tes submitted.

MYERS - Sir Michael P.C., G.C.M.G.

B::>rn 1873

B.'.chclor ::>I' Laws :of the University of NGw ze,.land (Canterbury

~dmitted as a Barrister and Solicitor ::>f the Supreme Court of

Neow Zealand 1897 and prP.ctised. "-S such 1897 to 1922.

Crown Solicitor and Cr::>wn Prosecutor at Wellington for vari::>us

p

CallGd as one of His Majesty's Counsel 1922, and practised as such

1922 ·to 1929 in New Zealand and before the Judicial Committee of

His Majesty's PriVY Council in England.

Chief Justice of New Zealand 1929 - and as such Administrator of the

Govern~ent of New Zealand and Doputy"of the Governor-General for various periods from 1930 ::>nwtrds.

Member of His Majesty's M?st Honourable Privy Council and Member of

the Judicial Com~ttee thereof since 1931.

Honorary B0ncher of the In~er Templa 1944.

Delegate for New Zealand to the United Nati::>ns C::>mmittee of Jurists at

Washington 1945, and also represented New Zealand at the United Nations

Conference on International Organization at San Francisco, 1945, as member of the Fourth Comnission (Judicial Organizat~on) of that

Conference ancl. the two Commi tteas thoreof ::>n the Internati:mal C::>urt

of Justice and Legal Pr::>blens.

Source: New Zealand ne.tional group. A/& Page 51

PARRA PEREZ - Dr. Caracciolo

E'o b:i,ogmphioal_ notes submitted.

PERETERSKY - Dr. Ivan Sergeevi6h

Age 56, Merited Scholar, Doctor of Law, Professor of

International·Law, Professor at the Moscow State University, and the Moscow Juridical Institute, Is the author of a number of works on International Law and Roman Law. Is well known as being in charge of Chairs of History of Law and Inte;mational Law. Source: Soviet Union national· group.

PEREZ - Dr. Nestor Luis

No biographical notes submitted.

PILO~TI - Monsieur .Massimo

Borri in Rome on August 1 , 1879, adopted a legal career in 1 901 ,

.A;ppointed oonsellor of the .Appeal Court 1926, rramber of the Legal

Department of the Foreign O:ffioe 1926, legal adviser to the ll'oreign Office 1927· :Meniber of the Italian Delegation to the

Peace Conference in 1919, the Spa ConJ:'erenoe in 1920, the Brussels F:i:nahoial Conference in 1920, the London Conferen,oes in

1924 and 1930, the Locarno Conference in 1 925 and the Hague

Conference in 192~1930. Alternate Italian Delegate to the

Assembly of the .League of Nations from 1924• From 1920, a meniber of the Drafting Committee of the Conference of .Ambassadors and. of the Legal SerVice of the Repuration Commission. From 1925, Chairman of the Coblentz Arbitratipn Commission on the valuation of deliveries. under artioJ.aa 8 to 12 of the Rhineland Agreement. A/8 Page .52

Meitiber o:f' the Preparatory COmmission o:f' tho First Con:f'erenoe on the Coil.i:f'ication o:f' International Law. Assistant-Secretary-General o:f' the League o:f' Nations. Chai.rmml. o:f' the International Institute for the Unification o:f' Private Law. P.r-ocurator General to the

Jl;ppeal Court in Rome.

Source: French national group.

PODESTA COOTA- Dr. Luie

Born in Buenos Aires on llth Octob er;o 1885. Parents: Luis Podesta

and .Ana Costa. Wife: Sara Escude;ro. Three sons.

Studies: Faculty of' Law and Sooia.l Sciences of' the National

University o:f' Buenos Aires. Doctor of' Law in 1916. Diploma of

honour and gold ravda.l.

Ohairs: Argentine Contemporary History at High School of Commerce;

PUblic Internntiona::).. taw at the Faculty of Law; c6mmeroial

International Law at F ..culty of' Economics. Counsellor of' Embassy

and Chief' of' the Political Division of the Ministry of Foreign

Af'f'airs, 19.31; Juridical advisor to the League of' Nations, 19.36;

Under-secretary of' the League of'Nations, 1938; Delegate to the

Int~r-american Committee of Neutrality o:f Rio de Janeiro· since

1940; Delegate to the Comrrdtteo of kmerican Jurists for the Coil.i:f'ication of' International Law, Rio de Janeiro 1927; JUridical

Advisor to the Argentine Delegation to the Sixth Inter.tiational

Conference of Havana, 1928; Delegate Plenipotentiary to the

Conference of' Conciliation and Arbitration, Washington, 1929;

Counsellor to the Delegatioli to the Disi:>rmament Conference,

Geneva. :1..932; Delsgate ;m_eri1potent:iary: to the Seventh. Diternational

~= Coni'erence, Montevideo 193.3; .CommEll:'cial Panamerican·

Conference, Buenos .Aires 1935; . chaco Peace Conference of' 1935;

Secretary-General of' the said Conference; ·Delegate to. the CJong:ress. ot .·tlla .Iutitute tor Oompa:ronve Law, ll!he ·~ ·1?37;

··lind Co~ss·,ot the Intern.D.i;iqna:l :Bureau.f'or 'tba. Un:i.t'ica.t:i.Ou.9f'

PenaLLaw, Cairo 1938; Speo:)aJ..Envoy ot the Lea.glle .of Nati()ns to

the ~i;s O:i' .Argentine, Cqlqmbia, Cubar Santo Dom:fngo,. ;E~or, &in, Ptll1all1a.,.Peru, :dru.f!JJ8.Y and Venezuela, 1938;

Delegate to .the. First Meeting, of For¢-gn ~ters of the AlDerioau

Re~ublics, P~ 1939;. Member o:t,' the De:Lego.Uon to the Intez-

8lllllri~ Conference 0f Neutrality., 191!-0 ,}Ia.~;. ~sideut of thl

~¢1 ct. Law stud.en'll31 >14.-1.5; Vioe ~ant of the :Argentine

AUtomobile pJ.ub in .l926-f?.7; melllber of ·the Union .Tu:r:l.dique.

Internationsle de ~ s:inoe 1936 ·and of the. .Ameriaan Society of Internatio:iwi Law of Washington since ·l938; h:morary melllber

ot· tke Faoulty of Laws ~Wd. Social Soienoes, o:f' the trniwrsity of

Chile ~inoe 1938; ·. member of the :Aca.delcy' of HiStory of Quito since 1938; . diplO!Ila.tio oorrei;po.tia.ent for the newspap~ ''La Naoion", l92G.

Daoora.tions: .. Xlrl.ght C'.omm~ll'l-er •of the. O:rd.er of the Qrc>wn of

Belgium, Gra'nd O:t'fioer of the Order of Merit. of Qbil.e;.

Bollvian Order .of the ·COndor. of .the .Andes, Brazilian Order of

the Southern Cross;·· Equadoreon Order of Merit and Order of the

Grana. Duke-· Gedim1.nas of Lithl.to.nilt.

Works; . , "The Forei.sner 'in t:iv:Ll · Wars " · 1 91 3 ; . ''Notions of Civ:Ll

Law, Family Law" 1 915: "The · Heii!J.otloeat in Foreign Law and .

in the Argentine Republic,· 1915·: "De J!'a.oto GoVe:rlll!lentliJ - Genei'al

Principals" 1920; "Reglee pour la Reconnaissance d'un Gou.vei-nement

De Facto par lea Etats. Etrangers" 1922; "The Sto.ta1 s RespollSibility,

for'Dame.ges Incurred by. the. Person. or Properties· of Foreigners

during Civil Strti'e1" -·"Essays .on New Juridical. Dootrine" t924tJ "The Foreigner lmd the lqlosition of Coll\Pulsory Loons or

Pecuniary Contributions" . 1925; "Essay ori Civil Strife and Interno.tional Law" 1926; "Recent Work;s produce(l. in lllnerica

for the Codi:f'icntion of Interno.tional Law " 1928; '':Meaning

of Arbitration Treaties ,concluded between American eountries"

1930; "The problem of the Organization of Peace" 1934;

"Reservations in _International Treaties" 1938; "Handbook

of Public International Law" 1943; and .;ther publications. President of the Boundary COmmission with Paraguqy 1941-44·

Source: Argentinian national gro~p~

POLYANSKY - ~. Nikolai Nikolaevioh

Jige 68. ·Professor Doctor of Law. Professor -Polya,nsk;y is

a very well known Sovie~ expert on the ·l!i.w of Procedure end author. of a number of original wrks on Interno.i;ional Criminal Law and Procedure.

Source: Byelorussian national grPu;P•

l?RflDO SOLARES - ~. M;!.guel

No biograJ)hioal notes submitted. ' A/8 Page 55

RE.AD - Mr. John 3. K.C.

Lec'll Adviser, Departront of Extcrn-:cl ."-ff'lirs, Canada, since 1929.

Born at Hlllifax, N.S. July 5, 1888. Ed.ucat0d :1t Dalhousie

University, Colwnbia University, University C::>llcge, Oxford

(Rhodes Scholru·), :,ar:rl.tted. to the Bar :>f Nova Scotia 1913, engaged in gcmcro.l practice until 1920.

_',ppointed Profess::>r of Ln.w, Dalh::>usie University, nnd in 192l.c 9JOp::>intod. Gcor_c;c '·Iunr:> Pr::>fessor of Constitutional and

International Lew .',(nd fuar. :::f the Faculty ::>f Ln.w.

Mer.1ber ::>f the C::>nfeNnco ::>f C::>rnrnissionGrs ::>n Uniformity of

Lcgislatbn in Canad9., and of the C'Lm;dio.n delegati::>ns at the

C::>nfercncd :m the Qp<>ro.ti::>n ::>f lxnnini::>n Legislation (llltlmber of drn.i'tine c:>rnrni ttee f::>r the St'l'out" of ·:restminster) <1.nd at

Imperilll C:mfcrencas in 1930, 1932 and 19}7.

Served as agent for the G::>vernment of C'm.da in the I 1r.1 1Uono 'Lnd

Tr.ail Smelter. ...rbi tr.ations, and &.a counsel for the Government ::>f

Canarla.in various cases before the Internati::>nal Joint Commission.

Served as counsel for the C:mailin.n Gov"rnment in litigation involving questior.s of c:C,nstitutbnal and international 1"-W before the Supr0me Cciurt of C·tnadP,, the Juili.cie-1 C::>l!l.'lri. tteo of the Privy

C::>uncil, and United States Federal C::>urts, including the Supreme

Court ::>f the UnitGd States. &rveil. n.s C1.nadian representative on the Corr;U ttee Jf Jurists, 'N>.s])in.:;ton, 1945.

Source: CCI.rk"tdian nati::>nal group,

SALMON -,M::>nsieur J~io

No biogr:~.phical notes submitted. A/8 Page 56

SEVIG - Professor Mu~r Rasit

No biographical not.,s submitted.

SPIROPOULOS - Professor John

No biographical not.,s submitted.

T.,llLYO - Dr. J:;,se Luis

Born in Cha.nduy on the 5th, .~ugust 1862.

Dr. of Jurisprudence , 1st July 1886.

Editor of the newspaper "L'os .iinde.s" - 1886.

Professor of the Nation'tl College "Vicente Rocafuerte" - 1886.

Called to the bar of the Republic of Ecuador, 7th December, 1887.

Councillor ·of Canton of Guaya·tuil, 1890.

Member of the Philanthropic Society of Gue~as, since 1892.

Civil and Military Chief of the Province of M.'tnabi, 189.5.

~nd&r-Secretary for Foreign !ffairs,'1895.

Deputy for the Province, of Esmeral'das , 1898. ·

President of th<> Chamber of Deputies, 18~,8-1899.

Senator for the Province of Esmeraldas , 1902 - 1905.

President of the Senate, 190.5.

President of the Republic of Ecup.dor, 1920 '- 1 924.

Decorations: "Orden del Libertador", First Class, of the Government

of Venezuela. Order of Merit, Grand Cross of Ecuador. Extr!l.ordinary

Grand Cross of Boyaca of Colombia. Order of the. Sun, ·Of Peru•

Grand Cordon of the Crown of Italy. Order of Isa1Jel the .Catholic of

Spain, Medal of Soliilarity, First Class, of Panama.

Sot.iroe : Ecuador national grotq>. A/8; Page 57,

TORRIENTE - Dr. Cosme de la

No biographi~al notes su)mitted.

TRONCOS41. -,E LA C(,NCHA - Dr. Manuel de Jssus

:Jorn.on 3rd April, 1879, in santo Do;miLgo, now knolm as Ciud.a:CI. Trujillo. Father: Jesus Maria Troncoso,.mother, Baldomera'de la

Concha, wife, Al~oia Sanchez, chilCI.ren, Jesus Maria, Pedro, Isabel, Wenoeslao, Altagracia and Luoila; all Dominican. Profession: ACI.vocate,

ECI.ucateCI. at the Seminario·Conciliar de Santo Tomas de.Aquino1

Prep~tory School and University. Present office: President of the Senate.

Previous offices: Chairman of the City Council; Ju~e ~f the Lower Court; JUdge of the pupreme Court; Proaecutor-General of the Republic; Secretary of State for the Interior, for War 1 Justice ana. Public Educatio:a., Pul!Jic Works, ana. Ffuance; Envoy

Extr~ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Vice~President of the Constituent Assembly of 1916, President of the Land ~~unal 1 Vice-President and: President of the Republic,. etc, etc. Publications: "Elementos de Derecho AdJ:n:!.nistrative con aplicaci&n a las leyes de la ReJ?ublica"; two monegraphs on history ana. numerous ilra:mslations •

Decorations: Order de.Duarte; Order of Col&n; Peruvian ~r of the Sun; Order of Balboa of Pana;ma;. Order of Boyaca' of Colom'llia;

Panameric·an Medal; Gold Medal of the University of Santo Domingo 1 eto. Member of' the Dominiean AcadeiDY of' History; Member of the (Dom1n1•a.n) Acade:UW of' the Spaniel:\ Langu.age; of the American Institute

of International Law; of' the "Aten~Dominicano" 1 eto.etc, A/8 Page 58,

URQUIDI - u:onsieur Jose 1iaC!ldonio ·

No biographical notes submitted.

URRUTIA - Dr. Francisco Jose

Advocate: Fonnerly Consul and Secretary of Legation in Quito;

Secreta:cy-General of tbe Ministry for Foreign Affairs;

Member of the .Chamber of Representatives.

Senator; lli.nister in La Pa.z, Berne and Madrid; Member of the

Advisory Commission to the. :Minint:ry for Foreign M:f:'s..iJ.'a. M:Ui:i..stel:' for Fo~ign Affairs on·va:cious occnsions; Delegate to the

League of Nations; PJ;'esident of the Council of the League and

·~llcations: "La Evolucion del Arbitraje en .America",

"Los Derechos· de las Jlfncionos", "El Ideal Internacional de

Bolivar", $.tc.

Member of the Colombian AcD.domies of History a:nd Surisprudence, of the European Institute of International Law, Fbunder-Membcr of the .American Institute of International Law, etc.

Holds, nuwerous decorations from many European and .American

Source: Colombinn national group.

VELAZQUEZ - Dr. Oelso R.

No biographicB:l :ootes. ·submitted. A/8. Page 59_-

VERZIJL- Profess®r J.H.W.

Profes.sor of International Law at Lqiden •.

SoUrce: Dutch national group.

VILIARAN - Dr, Manuel Vicente lawyer, and jurist, former Dean of the Lima Bar, fOl"Jl'<>r

Rector of the University of San Marcos of Ltma, a Minister o;.f State.

· Source: Peruvian national group.

VISSCHER - Dr. Charles de

Profeeser of the Faculty of Law at Louvain and Ghent Universities

(Public and private international law). Editor, since 1920, of the "Revue de dr•,1t internati"nal et de legislation comparee"

(''Review <'f International Law and Comparativec Legislation"), - A m'lmber of the Institute of International Law since 1921, and

Secretary-General of the In13ti tute ·from 1925 to 1937.

Drct~r honoris causa of the Universities of Nacy and Montpellier. Titular Memeer of the Beglian Royal Academy. Corresp"''lding Member of the Inetitut de France (Acadamy of Moral and Political Science),

Corresponding Member of the Madrid Academy of Moral Science. and the

Rumanian Institute of Moral and Political Science. Member of the

GQvernirig Body of the Hague Academy of International Law.

Past President or Member of many Permanent CommissiNrrs of Conciliation and Arbitration set up under the League of Nations.

Auth~~ ~f more than 80 publications dealing with International Law, the most . iln;portant of which have appeared in the "Recueil des. Cours A/8. Page 6o. de l• Acad.emie de Droit International de la Haye ., •

Has appeared in lead.ing international lavsuits before the,

Pe:rma.nent Court of International .JUstice. at the Hague, and was elected a wsmber of that Court in May 1937.

As Minister without portfolio was a Member of the Liberation

Govel'lll!lflnt in 1944-45. In 1945, re~resented BeJ..g:l.um. on the

Committee of Lega1 Experts in Washington· for the drafting of the Statute of the International Court ef Justice, at the

Co'

In ad.di tion the following information haei been subm:l. ttea. by other.

National ~oups. (Most of this information is also contained in the

13bh Annual·Report of the Permaoent Court: of..InternatioPBl.J.~tice, Series :E. No.13, page 26):-

In 1919 he was legal Adviser to the nelgian Minister of Foreign·

Affairs and was a memrer of the Commission on Private International

L8w set up,by this Minister and of ·the·Commission,on Diplomatic Examinations.

Since 1921 he has been a member of the Instit~te of International Law and was Secretary-General of the Institute.· from 1927 to J.937,

He taa been a member ~f the Permanent Court of Arbitration since lG?~ and he has also been a member of.the Conciliation

COIIIIlliesions f'•r Finland and Sweden; Denmark and Sweden, Belg:l.um. and Finland, Denmark and Latvia, the Netherlr!nds and YugesJ.avia, and Portugal and. Switzerland. A/8, Page 61 •.

Since 1920 M. de t:tsscher .has edited ''Revue de Droit

intsrna.tlo:c.al.. et de Legislation comparee", He is a regv.J..ar

l!lelllber of the Ileyal Academy cf :Belgium a.nd is a delegate of

this Acadellly to the Internatibnal Academe Union.. In 1938

he was elected corresponding member. of the ·rnstitute.of

France {Acadenzy- o:t' Moral and Political· Sci~nces 5. Appe.inte4

member ,.,f the CuratcriUlD. of the Ac13Aenzy- o:f' rnternat:t:.M.l.

Law at The Hague· he taught in the Academ;y in 1923 1 1925,

1929 and 1935. ·He is a elector honoris causa of the Universities

of Nancy and ef MoritpeUie:r.•

M. De Visscher has se:ry-ed in various c e,pacities :f'llr the LeagUe

of Nations, no.tably as a mamber a.nd rapp0rteur of the Covenant Alllendlll.e!:).ts O..mm:!.ssion and of the Oomission for the study of

cop.ciliation :procedure, as a member of the Committee of Jurists

set up by the League of Nations frllmnng the dispute between

Italy and Greece, aa a :meniber of the Commi1itee •f the E:x:pe:rts

for the :prog:ressive codific.atiwn of the ~w of nations, .as a delegate rf the :Belgian Government to the first conference

on the cod.i·fi'Oation of intel'national 'law e.IUi as a rapporteur

-of the Third Cl:!l!llllissicn of. this con:ferenoe. He pleaded )ei"ore the Permanent court of International Justice· on questions relating to the European Commission of the . IlallUbe 1 to the

International CQill!Jlission of the Oder, to the access to, and' statiuning of, warships at Danzig, to the treatment •t Polish naticnals in Danzig, a.nd to Eastern Greenland.

M. De Visscher has r-:.jlished lllim;r studies on public intel'national law a.nd on :private international law. Since· 1920 most of A/8. Page 62.

dB Legislati~n comparee , in the L~w Courts Compendium of the

Academy at the Haguo end in var-ious reviews F.nd Fllllluals, published in the French lcnguage. 1•Tae elecied judge of the

·p~ent Court of International Justice in 1~37,

Du:l:'ing tbe w.:r M.'De Visschc:r w

of :m.emhers .•f ·t.he In-tsrnetianal Com·t of Justice.

WINIARSKI - Monsieur Bohdan

ProfesS= •f International Law at thg University of P<>ZllB.Il..,

Squre~.: Felish national group, Z.AFRULLAH KRAN - Sir il!!ohwned

Born 6th February 1893.

Aoodemic Degrees: B.A. (Honours) Punjab University.

LL.B. (Honours) London University.

Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln's Inn, London.

Activities: Advocate, Sial~t, Punjab, India, 1914-1916,

Practised in Lahore High Court, 1916-1935·

Editor, Indian Cases, 1916-1932.

Law Lecturer, Un:i.ver3i ty Law College, . Lahore, 1 !)1 9-1924.

Member, Punjab Legislative Council, 1926-1935·

Member, ?llnjab Provincial Reforms Committee.

Delegate, Indian Round Table Conference, 1930, 1931 and 1932·

Member Consultative Committee, ·1932.

Delegate to the Joint Select Committee of' Parlinment on Indian

Ref'orms, 1933 •

President All India Muslim League, 1931 •

Crown Council, Delhi Conspiracy Case, 1furoh 1931, to June 1932.

Delegate to the League of' Nations Assembly, 1939·

Member of the Exeoutive_.CounciJ.. -of: the- Governor-General of' India . 1935-1~1.

Agent-General f'or Indio. in China at Chungking, 1942.

Judge of the Federal Court of' India since· 1941.

Publications: Indian Cases, the Criminal Lnw Journal of India;

Reprints of Punjab Criminal Ruling, Vol. IV and Fifteen Yenrs Digest.

Source: Indi&n national group.

ZEPEDA - Dr. Maximo H.

No biogrnphical notes submitted. 48 Page 64

ZOHICIC - Dr. Milovo.n

Born in Zagre'i), Yuf;osl::cvin, 31st Mny, 1884.; studied lnw and obtninod his de11,0.·ee :md LJctornte at the University of Zagreb.

After two ye,rs tr~·.Vol, for the purp0se of study, in various

European countries, he Emtered· t',]?On a j1.:d:l.cial c~eer, shortly becoming u judge of the lJistric··:. Court,. dealing with civil and

commercial cases. In 1 91 r he vras attache& to the Attorney-General

at Zagreb, :in the CD,pacity of legal agrmt for the Treasury, acting

at tbe scme ti1uc "'3 ::.egc,l c.dvicer to the Government of Croatia and

Slavoni01, especially in matters relating to dreft lu'l'."e submitted to

the provincinl parl~.ement. After the uriion of' the Ylgoslav lands,

in 1918, he wc.s appointed to the Presidency of the Provincial

Government in Zagreb and took part L"l the organization of the new

Yugoslnv a.dministro.tion, H" shortly became Head of tha Politicsl

Department of the aamir.is·t;rc.tion I'or Cro'n.tia and Slavonia, wns

oppointed Pr"feot in the ne-N n.dministrative orga11ization of the

country, ::md then, in Nuvernb.er, 1929, ProsiB.ent. of the Administrative

Court.

In 1932, the Council of the. Teague of Nations D,ppointed M.Zoricio a member of the Governing Ccnnnission of the Sanr territory, in which he was ir.. chn.rge r ..f Justio;o, F.('tucr~·toion and:Religions; and in the oour10e of the plebiscite y.]= he nlsa took over the duties of Deputy Pre,;:\i!Pnt. In April,. 1935 he :m.s oppointed a member of the Permane:.tt Court of· Arb5t.,..d;ion. In ·1936, he took Pllrt ns ad hoc judge in the work of' the Pe:n;.nll'>nt Court of International

Justice in the. cases OI' Paj.zs, Csaky Esterhazy and Losinger. At present he is President of the Adminis·i;rative Court of Zagreb,

M. Zoricio speaks, in· addition to his nn.tive Uillguo.ge, Englis.."J.,

French, Gennan, ItaliD!l v.nd Hungarian.

Souroe: YUgoslav Natiohltl gre~. ZULFICAR PASHA - His Exoel.l.ancy Youssef

Born 6th Jttne, 1886,

FormerJ.y Counsellor o. t the Mixed Court of .i\;ppenl, Alexandrio..

Vioe President of the Sar.w Court.

His Egyptian Yujesty's Ambo.sso.dor Extraordinary and Pl~potentio.r.y to Iran (1939-1942). Senator.

Source: Egyptian national group. A/8. Page 66.

PART,_III

LIST OF MEMBERS OF Tl-IE N.i\TIONAL GROUPS OF EACH STATE AIID OJ!' Tl-IE C.ANDillATES NO!IiiNATED BY 'I:'BEM.

State National Group Candidates_ nominated

ARGENTINA Dr. Carlos M. Bellini Shaw Dr, Ricardo Bunge Dr. Lucio Moreno Quintana

Dr. Raul Rodriguez Araya.

Rt,Hon,Dr.H,V. Evatt, K.C., LL.D., M,P. Prefessox K.H._l'lalley Sir George Knowles, C,B,E,

Rt.Hon,Sir John LathrunJ G,O.M,G. Professor K.H. Bailey ~Secretary)

BELGIOM M. Maurice BourCJ)lin M. Henri Rolin Dr. Charles de Visscher

BYELOROSSillN M. V,S, Kurpilt a:.s.R. Professor N ,N. Pdlyansky

M. S,T. Sharclylt

BOLIVIA M. Luis Iturralde Chinel M, Julian V. Montellano

M, Julio Salmon M, Jose Macedonia Urquidi

Dr, Jorge Junericano

Dr. LevY Carneiro Dr, Hanneman Gui:roaraes Dr, Francisco Mendes Pimentel

Mr. C,J, Burchell, K.C, Hon, Mr, Justice J.c. McRuer Hen, Mr. Justice Thiba:udeau Rinfret Mr, E,K, Williams, K,C,

CHILE Jll, Emilio Bello M. Miguel Cruchaga M, Julio Escudero M. Juvenal Hernandez

CHINA Dr, Wang Chung-hui · Ilx. H3U :Mo (elrl:na) ~ Dr, Wellington Koo Dr. Frlll'lk: C .L ,Lee Dr, Wang Shih-Ghieh A/8. Page 67.

ate National G;t-oup Candidates ~noo:i.na.tod

0Ml3U l

STA. RICA No in:f'ormatio;n ..,J;,ie., fio:ia liliDEllSON (Costa Ric-) Me. Oct-=±c-~GHE (Costa RJ.ca). ·

BA No information , );!r, l.n6eltie .::,=..:·.~ J:e BUS'E~ (CubaL '"cbie. Isiitt•o ~ (lliax:ico) ':Ill:. if. t;iliStavo GUERRERO (El Sn±v~J ---Bru. eosrae de la TORRIEN'I'E (CUba) __ ..

CHo­ Dr. VJ.a.dimir Fajnor D!. _T{J:a:3::f:mr ]\'~TOO (Csesbos1 mmki a) LOVAKIA Dr. Vaclav Hero. :Bx. Mibailo KONS'flfiff:B!fov:EC·(~s-J.a~­ Dr. Jan Kramar -k'P, Jwt- IatCM:filt (ezecltqs'lorttlci:a) - Dr. Egan Zeis

Dr, juris Georg Cohn Chief' Justice Thomas Fr!!>lund. Colmt Edward Reventlow M. V. Topsoe-Jensen bmrc.IIN Lie, Arturci'·Desprad.el 'Lie. Isidro ] 1HBELA (Mexico) fEPUBI.JIC Dr. Tulia Franco y Franco ~e Man1:ey C, .IODSON (o .s.:A.;) Lie, Teinist0'oles Messina. ---±t.i:c-;711'~ur6 Lb.G:R6No (Doriliriioan Reyu.'btio} Dr. Manuel' de Jesus Troncoso ,-. :B!:. Th!miMt ettr"1J~R~1JE..~OH1 de la Concha ~mr1iepci'ollc}

/)'ADOR Dr. Daria AStudillo .ru:. 1·1 e;;iwlr'? ;~= £Chile) Dr~ Gabriel Fino ·Icaza Dr, "Ufredo Bll!" OIZENC (Eouadi:ir)- Dr, Antonio Queveao L~c. Isidro :D',\BEL~ (Hexicci) --~ Dr. Carlos Salazar· ·Flor ,I. Uose Bui ... ~}.&tfff{ (Ecua"lrd~

H.E.~ Abdel H3nid :ikd:>.ID. Pnslw. H.E. Abd4 Aziz Fahmy Pasha H.E. Mustafa Mohamed Pasha H,E. Youssef Zulficar Pasha· I ~-SALVADOR M. Carlos Azucar Chavez B» ....'Jrfieouio ftmcne-z de BUSTAMANTE ( Oub~f' M, Manuel Castro Ramirez ];l;r;, h!!i§llel. CWJC£1!&1 Y TOCORNAI, ( Cmse) Dr. Reyes Arrieta Rossi ~Eduardo DIE:<. DE MEDDIA (l30I!Via - ~J!Jse GUstavo- GUERRERO (El Sa:tv'adl:ir)

P.HIOPIA Jud.ge Manley 0, Hudson P±_of_essox .r.·!i, -mrus: (uJc.J---·_ Professor J. L, Brierly ~ej'U..HODSON (1J~S~l\.} . " " -D%. Ghmles de VISSCHER (Bel,g:Lum) -~ . No information ~ •.Rufaei lillLMM (spron)-:::--.-_::__ . rl ofessm J'u:les Basm:v.At'f.l' (France) -Six Ce ell HI:JllST (u ,K ) ' ~-imo--PII:mU (~y}---

REECE ,l\1. George Maridak:l.s ~fessor- Jul-es -£i

State National G-.roup Candidates nominated

.L~c, Joac 1!'alla Lie. Om-los Leonidas Acevedo Lie, J.!:C..r:u.el PraClo Solares Lie" Federico Rciz Bennet

M. Victor Co.uvin .Dr. Philadel~' M. kl:i.x Mathon '"':~·v:r-ctor L'flJJVTh (I:taruy-'- .c · 1•1 • .Joseph NeiD.Ours i>d_erre-Louis tic. Isidro FABELA {Merlco) · Iii;· Antonio Vicux , M, J,bel LEGER (Haiti)

HONDURbS lvj. Ra.pJOn E • Cruz Lie. Luis :mD.ElRSQN (Oesta Ricu) 1!, Virgilio R. Galvez , D;e. l.,:at®io SancheZ· ae :WH?ft.t'!Mt'~ M. Angel G. Hernnndez ~.. Julian-R. mCERES (Honduras) ·M. Julian Lopez Pineda Dr. Julian Lopez P:t:N:ED-4 (Honduras)

The lion, Sir Saiyid F~ Ali Tl1e Eon, 1i:Joka Roy The R~;. Hon, Sir, Tej··Ba.haiJ:u:e _sap:nt· The Hon. Sir W.P.Spens

H.E. --~od::i'£. .\.dle D::-, D,jcle2. ;.ssdoh II..E. Dr. Abma.d Matine Dattary Dr. Ghass em Gh.'lSsernzadeh

Nasrat ..l!.l-\Farisy Saleh Jabur 'Mc::sisw?"Npsrat.d..."R?pisY. '~·~ .Muzahim Pacha.chi . • • • ' . . . {E1!.:-~ A.rrColl Sh_~s ~!t>ns±BUT"'S'aleh J;iffiffi ( Ix a'l}. . If.E. Yet!s-s-eg.__z;ULEIQi:.R-Ptmha: (Zgyp,t)~ ·

LEBANON M. Hamid Frangie .M, Clrueri Ko::-dn.hi ·::r:rr:g:r:=-'t:=r~- M, S0".1bhi He.hroasso.ni ""J!::jdel !Itii4d JM:'fttMI J?usha (Egyp:t) M. U, Sar-...1 Solh (Note: Fourth candidate (Iran) will b advised).

'LIBERIA 'lote; Iru'orma.tion..renei.ved that no nominations will be Jila.de

LUXEMBOURG- M. Paul Faber ""P:t ofessar 'JUles B:ASiiE:VAN't' (Ji'rance)- , If. Felix Welter ..prnfessor....J~Jh- W. VEilZIJL (:Netfuir1~ M. .Albert Welll;'er --Bl:'-o· bhal'les ae VISSCHER {B'eig±omJ

MEXICO Jlli. Luis Cabrera Lie Is:id:to 1'ABiliLA (Mexico) · M. Ii:oberto E.:

NETilF.RLAlllTlfl Dr. A, .AnenJa

National group Candidates nominated

Dr. Carlos Cuadra 'Pasos '\.o;:i.s, IsiB:to l!:blii£LA (M~co) _ _.,~~-,..... Dr, Leon Deba,yle ~e-~·vcdlUERRERO (El Salvadc,:t]· Dr, Octavia S~ :l'hG~Hon.-G-=en H. fu\,OJQ

Judge E, .AJ.ten ~jcu?d.s-H,- K!u\EST:bD (Norway) Dr. juris ;Frede Castberg Dr. juris H, ·naestad Dr, ;iu:P.s A, T, Urbye

Dr. Ricardo J, .Alfaro ''Dr~ 7mtoniu-c Sanch~. de-BUST1Jlli

------Mr. ¥5rlano 'H, de. Joya '.'tud.gc Frrui.cfsco J'lELG=ATIO ( Phi:li.PJ?ine Cornm0nwealth) Judge ·Fra:noisoo A. Delgado Oo~sman:-1\fa.mlel--~ppine ·Fro:f'essor Vicente G, Sinob · ·. · · · Oorrnnonweel th)

No in:t'ori:Jn.tion -Professor Serge B •.Iffil[LOV-(U ~s.s.R.) M, J erzy~:G'iNGROD ·(Poj:3nd} ··· · ;r.-Bohda:n41'llllilRSKI iJ:'olilli.O:) · -- ·· ·

H,R.H. Prince Fai,sal '1f;N:-i~lY

No information -il.E, Faris lii!Klroom ·ts:Yr±ar- n.E. AMel Jiani:d BliDAWI-P-asha {Egypt)_ tH-.B~ons-s~!i:TJLli'ICilR Pa:shD. (Egypt)·· ~­ Dr. Nihat Erim "l"rof'-essor- Cem±l- B:IISEL{Tu.t'k.:.y:) -~ Professor Cemil Bilsel The Ron. Cz ee~H \tr.D.A. )-­ Professor Muammer Rasi t Sevi.g SiP Ja:l!Ol-cr--:IWNAIR -(U;K, )' -· Professor Tabi:u Taner ~-Ra.sit- SE\LIG (Turkey)

M, V ,M, Koretsky ,--.Dr. VluiBmir 'F1lJNOR·-(-ezechoslov-alda)--­ M. A.I. Matsenko "fla;-, 10 oa;m5r ~ev±ch-KORETmffc .• -{Uk:r->...il'!ian- s.s...R-.-f--- M, K,T, Topchy ,-M, -E-,t>"-Stephen LANGriOD ,(Poland)- . '''flr,-Molev= Z'ORIOIC (Yugo-slavia) -····

M, I,T, Golyakov '

National group· Canili. an. tes nor:rl.rta tad

N1:0N OF No information -'Mro-JUS'tice1r.P.B~DAVIS (soutnT:..fi'ica) 8UTH .AFRicA -~- Justice F,P,van den HE:EVER (South 1&~1

tfiTED Sir Ceoil Hurst Sir i:.rnold MoN:JR- (-united Kingdor.r) llTGDOM Sir Arnold MCNair -.Dr, C!haraed Zll:Fll.UllJJ! KHAN ( Inaia) - 1Jr, Hilovan ·zoRICIG (Ytigoslavia)

.s.A. The·Hcn, Michael F, Doyle ... J?.rofessor .Jules BASDEViJIT (France) The Hon, Green H, Hackworth Tho Han, Green H. H..;.CKWORTH (U ,S ,A,) The Hen. Cordell Hull Bx. 6tll'accit::i16-FARRii-:E'.EREZ (Venezuel.rr} The ·Hen. Henry L, Stir.lSon Professor Jobn-SPIROPOULOS (Greece)

RUGUAY No information , Dr, Ed.uardo Acevedo (Uruguay) Dz , Jihe;jand:ro- ALV";RBZ ( C):l.ile) L:l.c 1 Isidro F.liBELA (Mexico) · "Dr, Martin 0, MARUNEZ {Urugij.&.y)

E:NEZUELA. Dr. Luis I. Bastidas Dr, Charles G. MlWICK (U .S;A~) Dr. Lorenzo Hc=cra Mendoza ~1Jr ~ Carl):coioll:r PARRA· PllliEZ ·· { V !'lnezue:La)· · Dr, ·.Juan .Jose Mendoza "'Dr, Nestor Luis PEREZ (Venezuela)· ·· · Dr, Francisco .IJ:rroyo Parejo iQr, GB:Fles LGY!NG. Y 10011.1'~(BoloLibia)

.UGOSLA.VIA Dr, Milan Bartos Dr, Miha.ilc KONSTANTDTOVIC (Yugoslatia) M. Zivko .Jovanovic Dr. Milovan ZOBICIC (Yugoslavia) M. Vlada Simic Dr, .Joza Vilfan

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