Luis Kutner Papers

Luis Kutner Papers

http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0g502372 No online items Inventory of the Luis Kutner papers Finding aid prepared by Aparna Mukherjee and David Jacobs Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 2007, revised 2013 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Inventory of the Luis Kutner 82015 1 papers Title: Luis Kutner papers Date (inclusive): 1880-1993 Collection Number: 82015 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 304 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 1 phonotape reel(128.8 Linear Feet) Abstract: Includes writings, correspondence, legal briefs, and printed matter relating to international civil rights cases, world federation, and attempts to secure international recognition of habeas corpus and due process of law by an American lawyer who was both chairman of the Commission for International Due Process of Law and the World Habeas Corpus Commission. Sound use copy of sound recording available. Creator: Kutner, Luis, 1908-1993 Creator: Commission for International Due Process of Law Creator: World Habeas Corpus Commission Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information The Kutner papers were acquired in 1982. Incremental materials in boxes 116 to 240 were added from 1983 to 1993. Incremental materials in boxes 241 to 309 were added in 2011. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Luis Kutner papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1908 June 9 Born, Chicago, Illinois 1927 J.D., University of Chicago 1930 Admitted to Bar, State of Illinois 1944 Author, The Admiral (biography of George Dewey) (with Laurin Healy) 1948 Author, Fights and Cascades, Moon Splashed, Red Wine and Shadows (poems) 1953 Author, Live in Twelve Minutes (novel) (with W. T. Brannon) 1957 Author, The International Court of Habeas Corpus and the United Nations Writ of Habeas Corpus 1958 Author, World Habeas Corpus: A Proposal for International Court of Habeas Corpus and the United Nations Writ of Habeas Corpus 1961 Co-founded Amnesty International (with Peter Benenson) 1962 Author, World Habeas Corpus 1966 Author, I, the Lawyer 1967 Wrote the first living will 1970 Editor, The Human Right to Individual Freedom: A Symposium on World Habeas to Corpus Author, Legal Aspects of Charitable Trusts and Foundations: A Guide for Philanthropoids, The Intelligent Women's Guide to Future Security (also published as How to Be a Wise Widow) 1972 U.S. congressional nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize 1974 Author, Due Process of Rebellion, How to Be a Wise Widow, and The Trialle of William Shakespeare (three-act play) 1993 March Died, Chicago, Illinois 1 Scope and Content of Collection The Luis Kutner papers describe his activities as a lawyer, as chairman of the Commission for International Due Process of Law, and as chairman of the World Habeas Corpus Commission. They consist of writings, correspondence, legal briefs, and printed matter relating to international civil rights cases, world federation, and attempts to secure international recognition of habeas corpus and due process of law. The materials reflect Kutner's advocacy for the right to a fair trial based on due process of law, his crusade against unlawful arrest and ill treatment of political prisoners, his propagation of the concepts of euthanasia and the living will to uphold the right to die with dignity, and his commitment to saving the environment and protecting marine life. Inventory of the Luis Kutner 82015 2 papers Subjects and Indexing Terms Audiotapes International organization Civil rights International law Law Lawyers -- United States Due process of law Habeas corpus (International law) box 1, folder 1 Commission for International Due Process of Law 1958-1981 and undated. Scope and Contents note Background information, minutes of meetings, and press release box 1, folder 2 Kutner College of International Law 1956. Scope and Contents note Budget, charter, and miscellany box 1, folder 3 World Court of Human Rights--Statute undated box 1, folder 4 Printed matter on anti-trust law enforcement, crime control, human rights, and personal freedom 1954-1969 and undated box 1, folder 5 Writings by Luis Kutner "Amnesty," undated "The Rape of Aurora," undated "A Preface to the Atomic Age," undated box 1, folder 6 "Due Process of Outer-Space Law: The International Cosmos Court--A Proposal," 1962 "World Habeas Corpus: Legal Ligament for Political Diversity," 1965 "Due Process of Family Privacy: World Civil Liberty and World Habeas Corpus," 1967 "A World Outer-Space Prison: A Proposal," 1969 "Constructive Notice: A Proposal to End International Terrorism," 1973 "The Emerging United States of Earth: World Habeas Corpus as the Ligament of Unilaw and Global Justice," 1978 "One World: The Universe and Albert Einstein," 1979 box 1, folder 7 "World Habeas Corpus: A Proposal for an International Court of Habeas Corpus and the United Nations Writ of Habeas Corpus," undated "Plato and Aristotle: Precursors of the Human Rights of World Habeas Corpus," undated "Habeas Corpus and Other Post-Conviction Remedies," undated "World Habeas Ecologicus: A Proposed Legal Remedy for the Control and Prevention of Transnational Pollution," undated "World Habeas Corpus, Human Rights and World Community," 1967 box 2, folder 1 Articles about Luis Kutner and note 1961-1981 box 2, folder 2 Writings by Luis Kutner "World Freedom Centers and the World Public Order," undated "World Habeas Corpus for International Man: A Credo for International Due Process of Law," 1959 "Habeas Proprietatem--Due Process for International Investments: A Prior Consideration for Investments Abroad," 1963 "The World Habeas Corpus: The Legal Ultimate for the Unity of Mankind," 1965 "World Habeas Corpus: A Legal Ligament for Political Diversity," 1967 "Due Process of Family Privacy: World Civil Liberty and World Habeas Corpus," 1967 "International Due Process for Prisoners of War: The Need for a Special Tribunal of World Habeas Corpus," 1967 Inventory of the Luis Kutner 82015 3 papers "A World Outer-Space Prison: A Proposal," 1969 "Habeas Marinus: A Proposal in Ocean Law," 1969 "World Peace and the Rule of Law," 1969 "International Eminent Domain," 1970 Review of Ved Nanda, The Human Right of Individual Freedom: A Symposium on World Habeas Corpus by Luis Kutner 1971 "Constructive Notice: A Proposal to End International Terrorism," 1973 "Plato and Aristotle: Precursors of the Human Rights of World Habeas Corpus," 1980 box 2, folder 3 "The Talmud and World Habeas Corpus," undated "World Habeas Corpus: Legacy of Mount Sinai," undated "World Habeas Corpus: Due Process and the Judeo-Christian Tradition," undated "World Habeas Corpus: Ombudsman for Mankind," 1970 box 2, folder 4 "A Proposal for a United Nations Writ of Habeas Corpus and an International Court of Human Rights," 1954 "The Case for an International Writ of Habeas Corpus: A Reply," 1960 "An International Writ of Habeas Corpus: Protection of Personal Property in a World of Diverse Systems of Public Order," 1961 "World Habeas Corpus: A Legal Absolute for Survival," 1962 "World Habeas Corpus and International Extradition," 1964 "World Habeas Corpus: The Difference between Civilization and Tyranny," 1966 "World Habeas Corpus, Human Rights and World Community," 1967 "Politicide: The Necessity of an International Court of Criminal Justice," undated "The Control and Prevention of Transnational Pollution: A Case for World Habeas Ecologicus," 1977 box 2, folder 5 "The Emerging United States of Earth: World Habeas Corpus Ligament of Unilaw," undated "World Habeas Corpus and the Protection of Jews in Arab Countries," undated "Habeas Corpus and Other Post Conviction Remedies: Why this Book?" undated "Statute of the World Court of Human Rights," undated "The Human Rights of Karl Marx," undated box 2, folder 6 Printed matter--World habeas corpus 1969 box 3, folder 1 China 1974-1976. Scope and Contents note Printed matter box 3, folder 2-3 Tibet 1959-1977 and undated. Scope and Contents note Brochures, clippings, note, printed matter, and report box 3, folder 4 William F. Cahill 1977. Scope and Contents note Mailing list box 3, folder 5 Vietnam undated. Scope and Contents note Article box 3, folder 6 Writing by Luis Kutner, "The Emerging United States of Earth: World Habeas Corpus as the Ligament of Unilaw," and press release, printed matter, and proposal 1958-1975 box 3, folder 7 Printed matter from law journals on the issues of law of the sea, outer space law, repatriation of prisoners and extradition, and other related matters 1967-1974 box 3, folder 8 Miscellany 1968-1976 box 4, folder 1 Lung-Chu Chen 1969-1971. Scope and Contents note Correspondence, notes, and printed matter Inventory of the Luis Kutner 82015 4 papers Taiwan box 4, folder 2 Formosa vs. Taiwan 1970. Scope and Contents note Memorandum box 4, folder 3-6 Clippings, letter, and printed matter 1963-1978 Tibet box 4, folder 7 Letters 1966-1977 box 4, folder 8 Hong Kong news release 1977 box 4, folder 9 Complaint draft undated box 4, Miscellaneous bulletins, newsletters, and pamphlets 1968-1977 folder 10-11 box 4, folder 12 Printed matter on world habeas corpus undated box 5, folder 1-3 Clippings and printed matter about right to die and living wills 1971-1978. Scope and Contents note Includes information on Karen Quinlan and Ku Klux Klan Euthanasia and living will box 5, folder 4 Article--"Due Process of Euthanasia: The Living Will, a Proposal," 1969, and notes on euthanasia by Luis Kutner undated box 5, folder 5-6 Conference materials and letters 1969-1976 box 5, folder 7 Articles on living will by Luis Kutner and others 1969-1979 and undated box 5, folder 8-11 Justice for Americans Imprisoned and Lost (JAIL), and Justice for Americans Imprisoned in Foreign Countries (JAIFC) 1973-1977 and undated.

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