John Bassett Moore was an American lawyer and scholar of international law who lived from 3 December 1860 to 12 November 1947. He served in the United States Department of State as Third Assistant Secretary of State from 1886 to 1891, as Assistant Secretary of State in 1898, and as Counselor of the State Department from 1913 to 1914, while also teaching international law at Columbia University. In 1922 he became the first American judge to sit on the Permanent Court of International Justice, serving until 1928. He was a prolific writer whose major works include the eight-volume Digest of International Law of 1906, the six-volume History and Digest of International Arbitrations to Which the United States Has Been a Party of 1898, International Law and Some Current Illusions of 1924, and his seven-volume Collected Papers, published in 1945.
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RoleLawyer and authority on international law 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why did John Bassett Moore resign from the Permanent Court of International Justice?
He resigned in 1928 to focus on his scientific obligations.
Moore resigned from the court in 1928 in order to focus on his scientific obligations. While on the bench he had declined the position of the court presidency several times, arguing that an overseas judge should not hold that position.
What did John Bassett Moore believe about neutrality and alliances?
He favored neutrality and feared that alliances would widen wars.
Moore was a proponent of neutrality. He believed that the system of alliances that followed the First World War would tend to broaden wars into global conflicts.
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He was the third assistant secretary of state from 1886 to 1891, when he became Hamilton Fish Professorship of International Law and Diplomacy at Columbia Law School, the first chair of international law in the United States. Moore remained a Columbia professor until retiring in 1924, taking frequent leaves of absence to take up U.S. diplomatic posts. Moore briefly was assistant secretary of state in 1898.
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John Bassett Moore (December 3, 1860 - November 12, 1947) was an American lawyer and authority on international law.
Member Of: Permanent Court of International Justice, Lead section
Moore was a State Department official, a professor at Columbia University, and a judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice from 1922 to 1928, the first American judge to sit on that judicial body.
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Wikidata Q173897, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1860
Wikidata Q173897, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1860-12-03
Wikidata Q173897, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1947
Wikidata Q173897, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1947-11-12
Wikidata Q173897, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Smyrna
Wikidata Q173897, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): New York City
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