Home›Natural Law and International Law Founders›International Institution Builders and DiplomatsGroupInternational Institution Builders and DiplomatsInternational Institution Builders and Diplomats gathers the jurists, diplomats and statesmen whose careers centered on building and running the institutions of international law and international relations, the League of Nations and its successor the United Nations foremost among them, rather than on academic scholarship alone. Several members of this group are Nobel Peace Prize laureates recognized for exactly this institution-building work, distinguishing them from the primarily academic international law scholars and treatise writers grouped elsewhere in this subcategory.FactsBrowse BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedAn international organization, also known as an international institution or intergovernmental organization (IGO), is an association of states established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law to pursue the common aim of its member states. 1Formation YearWell-attested1815 1Browse ByAll International Institution Builders and DiplomatsInternational Institution Builders and Diplomats33 entriesInternational Institution Builders and DiplomatsFilter Results33 entriesRoleAllAcademic, diplomat and statesman (1)American jurist (1)Diplomat and jurist (1)Diplomat and professor of international law (1)Diplomat in the early 20th century (1)Diplomat, lawyer, legal scholar, politician, and writer (1)International law scholar and human rights practitioner (1)International lawyer and former diplomat (1)Jurist (2)Jurist and diplomat (1)Lawyer (1)Lawyer and legal scholar (1)Lawyer, Republican politician, and statesman (1)Legal Scholar (1)Legal scholar, diplomat (1)Philosopher, diplomat and jurist (1)Politician and diplomat (1)Professor of International Law and an Israeli diplomat (1)United Nations diplomat and international legal scholar (1)Nationality or JurisdictionAllAmerican (5)Australian (1)Austrian (2)Belgium (1)British (1)Dutch (1)Egyptian (1)Finnish (1)France (1)French (2)German (4)Germany (1)Greek (1)Israeli (1)Neuchâtel (now Switzerland) (1)Norwegian (1)Russian (1)Soviet (1)Swiss (1)Legal SystemAllAustralian Law (1)Civil Law (1)French Legal System (3)German Legal System (5)Israeli Law (1)Law of Austria (1)Law of Belgium (1)Law of Egypt (1)Law of Finland (1)Law of Greece (1)Law of Norway (1)Law of Russia (1)Law of Switzerland (1)Law of the Netherlands (1)Law of the Soviet Union (1)Law of the United States (7)Doctrines FormulatedAllPacta Sunt Servanda (1)Field of LawAllCivil / Private Law (2)Commercial and Business Law (1)Common Law (1)Comparative Law (1)Human Rights Law (1)International Law (26)Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence (3)GenderAllFemale (1)Male (30)Court Served OnAllEuropean Court of Human Rights (1)International Court of Justice (1)Permanent Court of Arbitration (6)BrowseCompareSelect all 33Alain PelletNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkAlfred VerdrossNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksBoutros Boutros-GhaliNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkChristian TomuschatNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkChristine ChinkinNatural Law and International Law FoundersEdvard HambroNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksElihu RootNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkEmer de VattelNatural Law and International Law FoundersEmmerich de VattelNatural Law and International Law FoundersFriedrich MartensNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksGeorg Friedrich von MartensNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkGeorges ScelleNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksGrigory TunkinNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkGustave Rolin-JaequemynsNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkHans WehbergNatural Law and International Law FoundersHarold Hongju KohNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkHenry WheatonNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkHugo GrotiusNatural Law and International Law Founders3 linksJosef L. KunzNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkLouis Renault (jurist)Natural Law and International Law Founders2 linksMartti KoskenniemiNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkNicolas PolitisNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkNils MelzerNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkOscar SchachterNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkPhilip AlstonNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkPhilip JessupNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksRichard FalkNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkRobin GeissNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkSamuel RachelNatural Law and International Law FoundersShabtai RosenneNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksTobias AsserNatural Law and International Law Founders2 linksWalter HallsteinNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkWilhelm GreweNatural Law and International Law Founders1 linkSources1. International organization (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaInternational organization, lead section, definition sentenceAn international organization, also known as an international institution or intergovernmental organization (IGO), is an association of states established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law to pursue the common aim of its member states.International organization, lead section, Rhine Commission sentenceThe Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine, founded in 1815, is the world's oldest international organization still in operation.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.