Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay (1842 to 1929) was a British barrister and politician of Scottish origin who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1916 to 1919 in David Lloyd George's coalition government. He practiced as a barrister, took silk as a Queen's Counsel in 1882, and held the offices of Solicitor General and Attorney General for England and Wales before becoming Lord Chancellor. He represented the British Empire in international arbitrations and served as a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice established by the League of Nations, and he represented the White Star Line at the British inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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How did Lord Finlay take part in the Lotus case at the Permanent Court of International Justice?
He sat as a judge in the Lotus case and dissented from the majority.
As a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice, Lord Finlay heard the Lotus case, in which the Court by a bare majority held that states may apply their national laws beyond their own borders in any case where this is not explicitly prohibited. Finlay himself dissented from the majority decision.
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Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay, (11 July 1842 - 9 March 1929), known as Sir Robert Finlay from 1895 to 1916, was a British barrister and politician who was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1916 to 1919.
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Wikidata Q332700, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1842
Wikidata Q332700, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1842-07-11
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P570 (date of death): 1929
Wikidata Q332700, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1929-03-09
Wikidata Q332700, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Edinburgh
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P20 (place of death): London
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