Philip Caryl Jessup was an American diplomat, scholar and jurist who lived from 5 February 1897 to 31 January 1986 and became a leading figure in twentieth century international law. Educated at Hamilton College, Yale Law School and Columbia University, he served as Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy at Columbia Law School from 1946 to 1961, acted as a technical adviser at the 1945 United Nations Charter Conference, held the post of United States Ambassador at Large from 1949 to 1953, and sat as a judge of the International Court of Justice from 1960 to 1969. His career spanned the interwar period, the Second World War and the Cold War, and he shaped the field through both academic scholarship and diplomatic and judicial practice at the highest level.
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What did Philip Jessup do for the United Nations before he became a judge?
He worked on postwar relief, served as a United States delegate at the United Nations in 1948, and took a leading part in the Security Council debate on the Berlin blockade.
Before he joined the International Court of Justice, Philip Jessup held several posts in American and United Nations work. In 1943 he served in the foreign relief and rehabilitation office of the State Department, and from 1943 to 1944 he was an assistant secretary-general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. He was also a delegate at the 1944 Bretton Woods monetary conference. In 1948 he served in the United Nations General Assembly and became the United States delegate on the Security Council, where he took a leading part in the debate on the Berlin blockade.
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Judge Philip Jessup Newspaper clippings about Philip Jessup in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW Philip Caryl Jessup (February 5, 1897 - January 31, 1986) was an American diplomat, scholar, and jurist notable for his accomplishments in the field of international law.
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Wikidata Q2086256, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1897
Wikidata Q2086256, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1897-01-05
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P570 (date of death): 1986
Wikidata Q2086256, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1986-01-31
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P19 (place of birth): New York City
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P20 (place of death): New York City
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