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Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings QC (19 October 1913 – 4 August 2004) was Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge University from 1955 to 1982 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 1982.
A British judge, Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings (born 1913) was appointed to the International Court of Justice in 1982 and re-appointed in 1991, becoming president of the court. Robert Yewdall Jennings capped a long and distinguished legal career in Great Britain when he was selected in February 1991 to sit as presiding judge of the International ...
May 12, 2023 · But Acquisition of Territory goes far beyond its apparent brief of summarizing the relevant lex lata and offering an expert opinion on key issues of lex ferenda. Viewed from the right light, the work is a prism that refracts the world of early 1960s international law.
Jennings examines the major issues relating to the acquisition of territory in a stimulating and elegant manner, providing a sense of the critical relationship between law and politics on...
Summary. It is a particular pleasure to contribute an essay on the sources of international law to this Festschrift for Sir Robert Jennings in recognition, not only of his distinguished contributions to this topic both as an academic and as a judge, but also of personal acts of kindness.
- Maurice Mendelson
- 1996
Abstract. This chapter is a tribute to Fausto Pocar, an exceptional professor of law, a very successful Vice-Rector of the University of Milan, a respected leader at the United Nations Committee on Human Rights, and a competent judge at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
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Robert Yewdall Jennings, lawyer: born Idle, West Yorkshire 19 October 1913; Fellow, Jesus College, Cambridge 1939-82, Senior Tutor 1949-55; called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn 1943; Whewell...