Home›Natural Law and International Law Founders›International Institution Builders and Diplomats›All International Institution Builders and DiplomatsBrowse ByAll International 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.FactsAll International Institution Builders and DiplomatsSourcesComments (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 1All International 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 FoundersAlfred VerdrossNatural Law and International Law FoundersBoutros Boutros-GhaliNatural Law and International Law FoundersChristian TomuschatNatural Law and International Law FoundersChristine ChinkinNatural Law and International Law FoundersEdvard HambroNatural Law and International Law FoundersElihu RootNatural Law and International Law FoundersEmer de VattelNatural Law and International Law FoundersEmmerich de VattelNatural Law and International Law FoundersFriedrich MartensNatural Law and International Law FoundersGeorg Friedrich von MartensNatural Law and International Law FoundersGeorges ScelleNatural Law and International Law FoundersGrigory TunkinNatural Law and International Law FoundersGustave Rolin-JaequemynsNatural Law and International Law FoundersHans WehbergNatural Law and International Law FoundersHarold Hongju KohNatural Law and International Law FoundersHenry WheatonNatural Law and International Law FoundersHugo GrotiusNatural Law and International Law FoundersJosef L. KunzNatural Law and International Law FoundersLouis Renault (jurist)Natural Law and International Law FoundersMartti KoskenniemiNatural Law and International Law FoundersNicolas PolitisNatural Law and International Law FoundersNils MelzerNatural Law and International Law FoundersOscar SchachterNatural Law and International Law FoundersPhilip AlstonNatural Law and International Law FoundersPhilip JessupNatural Law and International Law FoundersRichard FalkNatural Law and International Law FoundersRobin GeissNatural Law and International Law FoundersSamuel RachelNatural Law and International Law FoundersShabtai RosenneNatural Law and International Law FoundersTobias AsserNatural Law and International Law FoundersWalter HallsteinNatural Law and International Law FoundersWilhelm GreweNatural Law and International Law FoundersSources1. 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.