Feodor I. Kozhevnikov
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Feodor Ivanovich Kozhevnikov (1893–1998) was a Soviet legal expert.
He wrote extensively about international law aspects in Russian history, and his writing supported Russian nationalist interpretation rather than Marxist-Leninist ideas. His main argument was that the Russian state, both in Tsarist times as well as under the Soviets, was the most progressive civilization in the field of international law.
. In November 1953, was appointed as judge at the International Court of Justice
, a position he held until 1961. Served as judge at the Permanent Court of Arbitration
.
He wrote extensively about international law aspects in Russian history, and his writing supported Russian nationalist interpretation rather than Marxist-Leninist ideas. His main argument was that the Russian state, both in Tsarist times as well as under the Soviets, was the most progressive civilization in the field of international law.
Legal career
During the Second World War, Kozhevninkov served as the Dean of the Law School at Moscow University. From 1952 to 1953 represented his country at the International Law CommissionInternational Law Commission
The International Law Commission was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948 for the "promotion of the progressive development of international law and its codification."It holds an annual session at the United Nations Office at Geneva....
. In November 1953, was appointed as judge at the International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands...
, a position he held until 1961. Served as judge at the Permanent Court of Arbitration
Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration , is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands.-History:The court was established in 1899 as one of the acts of the first Hague Peace Conference, which makes it the oldest institution for international dispute resolution.The creation of...
.
Works (partial list)
- Mezhdunarodnyi Dogovor [International Agreements] (Moscow, 1947)
- Russkoe Gosudarstvo i Mezhdunarodnoe Pravo (do XX Veka) [The Russian Government and International Law (until the 20th Century] (Moscow, 1947)
- Sovetskoe Gosudarstvo i Mezhdunarodnoe Pravo 1917–1947 gg [The Soviet Government and International Law 1917-1947] (Moscow, 1948)
- Velikaia Otechestvennaia Voina Sovetskogo Soiuza i Nekotorye Voprosy Mezhdunarodnogo Prava [The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union and Certain Questions of International Law] (Moscow, 1954)
- Kurs Mezhdunarodnogo Prava [A Course in International Law] (Moscow, 2nd edition, 1966)