Vasily Andreyevich Nezabitovsky ( - Vasyl Andriyovych Nezabitovsky) (1824-1883), was a jurist, born not far from Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr

Zhytomyr is a city in the North of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhytomyr Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Zhytomyr Raion...

. He graduated from Kiev University of St. Vladimir. In 1853, Nezabitovsky transferred to the faculty of international law at Kiev University

Kiev University

Taras Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , colloquially known in Ukrainian as KNU is located in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is the third oldest university in Ukraine after the University of Lviv and Kharkiv University. Currently, its structure...

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Contributions

Nezabitovsky is best known for his study of international law

International law

Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...

 and his conception of a global law versus an international law, in the sense of law between nations. Global law ("общенародноe правo") or "general/omnisocial law" meant to protect an individual against allegiance to a given government or state. Omnisocial law was thus one of the first manifestations of international human rights law

International human rights law

International human rights law refers to the body of international law designed to promote and protect human rights at the international, regional and domestic levels...

. Nezabitovsky's saw international law ("международноe правo") as merely the protection of state's rights vis a vis other states. Omnisocial law was meant to act as a limit on international law.