Walther Schücking Institute of International Law
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The Walther Schücking Institute of International Law at the University of Kiel
was founded in 1914 as the Institut für Internationales Recht and is the oldest university institute for public international law in Germany.
The Institute was renamed in 1995 in honor of Walther Schücking
, professor of international law at the University of Kiel
from 1926-1933 and the first German judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice
in The Hague
from 1930-1935.
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
was founded in 1914 as the Institut für Internationales Recht and is the oldest university institute for public international law in Germany.
The Institute was renamed in 1995 in honor of Walther Schücking
Walther Schücking
Walther Adrian Schücking was a German liberal politician, professor of public international law and the first German judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice in The Hague....
, professor of international law at the University of Kiel
University of Kiel
The University of Kiel is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 23,000 students today...
from 1926-1933 and the first German judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice
Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, was an international court attached to the League of Nations. Created in 1922 , the Court was initially met with a good reaction from states and academics alike, with many cases submitted to it for its first decade of...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
from 1930-1935.