Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair
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| 1st President of the European Court of Human Rights | |
| In office 21 January 1959 – 3 May 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | René Cassin |
| Judge of the European Court of Human Rights | |
| In office 21 January 1959 – 3 May 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sir Humphrey Waldock |
| 3rd President of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1952–1955 | |
| Vice President | José Gustavo Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Jules Basdevant |
| Succeeded by | Green Hackworth |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| In office 1946–1955 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sir Hersch Lauterpacht |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arnold Duncan McNair 4 March 1885 Highbury Fields, London, England, UK |
| Died | 22 May 1975 (aged 90) |
| Spouse | Marjorie Bailhache (m. 1912-1971; her death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Aldenham School |
| Alma mater | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge |
Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron McNair
Early life and education
McNair was born in
Career
McNair moved to London to practise as a solicitor. However, Buckland went to London to offer McNair a lectureship and fellowship at Caius College in 1912, which was accepted. He later became senior tutor. During the First World War, he worked under the coal controller, serving as secretary to the Sankey Commission in 1919.
In 1917, he was
His interest was in the common law and he lectured on contract at Cambridge, though he was most notable as an international law expert. R. Y. Jennings said McNair was of the opinion that international lawyers must first become experts in private law in order to ensure legal actions are founded in "hard law" rather than speculation.[2]
International court appointments
McNair was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague in 1945, a post he held until 1955; he was also president of the Court from 1952 to 1955. He later served as the first President of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg from 1959 to 1965.[1]
Personal life
Lord McNair married Marjorie Bailhache (1887–1971), a social worker and daughter of Sir Clement Bailhache, in 1912.[2] They had one son and three daughters. McNair's wife died in 1971 and he in 1975, aged 90. He was succeeded in the barony by his son, Clement John McNair.[1]
Honours
McNair was created a CBE in 1918 and knighted and made a King's Counsel in 1943. In 1955 he was raised to the peerage as Baron McNair, of Gleniffer in the County of Renfrew. He received an honorary DCL from Oxford and LLD from the University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool and University of Birmingham. He received an honorary DLitt from the University of Reading.[1]
Notes
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References
- Blake, Lord Robert; Nicholls, C. S (1986). "Arnold, 1st Baron McNair". Dictionary of National Biography, 1971-1980. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London and New York: St Martin's Press.
- Remarks of Former ICJ President Stephen M. Schwebel during Discussion and Dinner at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law on 11-12 July 2008
External links
- Works by or about Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair at Internet Archive
- Portraits of Arnold McNair, 1st Baron McNair at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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