Louis B. Sohn

( 1914-2006) Louis B. Sohn is of the world's foremost international law scholars. Sohn began teaching at Harvard in 1946, and was named Bemis Professor of International Law in 1961. Sohn pioneered courses on UN law, international human rights, the law of the sea, and the protection of the environment. He took part in the San Francisco Conference that established the United Nations. He worked at the United Nations on the settlement of international disputes, disarmament, human rights, and law of the sea. He co-wrote with Grenville Clark, World Peace through World Law, which has been translated into a dozen languages and is now in its third edition.

The Clark-Sohn Proposal for World Law and Disarmament
Louis B. Sohn Biography
Louis B. Sohn, Passionate Supporter of the U.N., Dies at 92 from New York Times

Books
The Law of the Sea in a Nutshell by Louis B. Sohn, Kristen Gustafson
Guide to Interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights by Louis B. Sohn
The Movement of Persons Across Borders (Studies in Transnational Legal Policy, No 23) by Louis B. Sohn
Broadening the Role of the United Nations in Preventing, Mitigating or Ending International or Internal Conflicts That Threaten International Peace &) by Louis B. Sohn
The Law of the Sea in a Nutshell by Louis B. Sohn
Rights in Conflict : The United Nations & South Africa by Louis B. Sohn

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