Francis Vallat
Sir Francis Aimé Vallat, QC (25 May 1912 – 6 April 2008) was a British international lawyer.[1]
Biography
Vallat was educated at
During World War II, Vallat served with the
Legal Adviser to the Foreign Office, serving in that position until 1968.[2]
Upon his retirement from the Foreign Office, Vallat joined the faculty of
United Nations International Law Commission, and was its chair between 1977 and 1978.[2]
Vallat was appointed
Queen's Counsel in 1961. He was appointed CMG in 1955, and promoted to KCMG in 1962. In 1982 he was appointed GBE.[2]
References
- ^ "Professor Sir Francis Vallat: International lawyer, scholar and Legal Adviser to the Foreign Office". The Independent. 26 May 2008.
- ^ doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/100190. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
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