Alfred Verdross, later Verdross-Drossberg, was an Austrian international lawyer and judge who lived from 22 February 1890 to 27 April 1980. He taught international law and philosophy of law at the University of Vienna from 1924 to 1961 and became one of the main exponents of the Vienna school of legal theory alongside Hans Kelsen. He served as a member of the United Nations International Law Commission from 1957 to 1966, sat on the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1958 to 1977, was a judge of the European Court of Human Rights from 1959 to 1977, and presided over the Institut de Droit International from 1959 to 1961. He is regarded as the chief theorist of the doctrine of ius cogens, peremptory norms of international law that cannot be overridden by treaty, and as a leading advocate of the monist theory of the relationship between international and domestic law.
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RoleInternational lawyer and judge at the European Court of Human Rights 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why is Alfred Verdross linked to the doctrine of ius cogens?
He was an early proponent and chief theorist of the ius cogens doctrine.
Verdross was an early proponent and chief theorist of the ius cogens doctrine. He was also an early proponent of the monist theory of the relationship between international and national law, and he is considered one of the most influential international lawyers of the twentieth century.
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In 1924 was appointed associate professor (außerordentlicher Professor) of philosophy of law and in 1925 full professor of public international law, private international law and philosophy of law at the University of Vienna, where he served as a member of the Law Faculty until his retirement in 1961. After 1924 Verdross became director and coeditor of the Zeitschrift für öffentliches Recht ("Journal of Public Law"), a public law journal founded upon the initiative of Kelsen, who also worked as an editor.
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Alfred Verdross or Verdroß or Verdroß-Droßberg (until 1919, Edler von Droßberg; 22 February 1890, Innsbruck, Austria-Hungary - 27 April 1980, Innsbruck, Austria) was an Austrian international lawyer and judge at the European Court of Human Rights.
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Wikidata Q113042, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1890
Wikidata Q113042, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1890-02-22
Wikidata Q113042, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1980
Wikidata Q113042, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1980-04-27
Wikidata Q113042, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Innsbruck
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P20 (place of death): Innsbruck
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