The Papers of John Bassett Moore
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1894-1966
Creator
- Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
John Bassett Moore studied international law and was active in international affairs all his life. In 1885 he started his first “Digest of International Law,” he was counselor to the Spanish-American Peace Commission of 1898, he represented the United States in the Dominican Arbitration of 1904, and in 1910 was the American representative to the Buenos Aires International Conference. In 1912 he became Justice of the Permanent Court of International Arbitration at The Hague, in 1915 he was the chairman of the International High Commission organized by the Pan-American Financial Congress, and in 1923 he was United States Ambassador Extraordinary and president of the International Conference at The Hague. From 1921 to 1928, he was one of the first Judges of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
John Bassett Moore received many honorary degrees of Doctor of Law. In 1927, he received the Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Spain honored him with the Grand Cross of Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic (1921), from China he received the White Grand Cordon with red Borders of the Order of the Jade (1938).
In February of 1951 the Society of International Law of the University of Virginia was named in honor of John Bassett Moore. “The society is well named, for it has been said that during his life, John Bassett Moore won a deserved place beside Hugo Grotius, the great Dutch jurist of the 17th Century, sometimes described as the ‘Father of International Law’.” (See: Virginia Journal of International Law, vol. 1, no. 2, p.5)
Extent
.3 Linear Feet (1 small archival box (.3 linear ft.))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Creator
- Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947 (Person)
- Title
- The Papers of John Bassett Moore1894-1966 MSS 78-9
- Subtitle
- The Papers of John Bassett Moore, 1894-1966MSS 78-9
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- Language of description note
- Description is inEnglish
Repository Details
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