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Louis Renault (jurist)
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jurist and educator, the cowinner in 1907 (with Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
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) of the Nobel Prize for Peace.
Renault was born at Autun
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. From 1868 to 1873 Renault was professor of Roman and commercial law
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at the University of Dijon. From 1873 until his death he was professor in the faculty of law at the University of Paris
University of Paris
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, where in 1881 he became professor of international law. In 1890 he was appointed jurisconsult of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a post created for him in which he scrutinized French foreign policy in the light of international law. He served at numerous conferences in this capacity, notably at the two Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)
Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)
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and the London Naval Conference
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of 1908-09.
Renault was prominent as an arbitrator, his more famous cases including the Japanese House Tax case of 1905, the Casa Blanca Case of 1909, the Sawarkar case of 1911, the Carthage
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case of 1913, and the Manouba
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case of 1913. Among his writings are articles and monographs on the specialized topics of international law. Together with his friend and colleague C. Lyon-Caen, he produced several works on commercial law, including a compendium in two volumes, a treatise in eight volumes, and a manual that ran to many editions.
In 1879 Renault published his Introduction to the Study of International Law and in 1917 First Violations of International Law by Germany, concerning the invasion of Belgium and of Luxembourg
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in breach of Germany
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's treaty obligations.