Louis Renault (jurist)

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Louis Renault
Born	(1843-05-21)21 May 1843 Autun, France
Died	8 February 1918(1918-02-08) (aged 74) Barbizon, France
Awards	Nobel Peace Prize (1907)

Louis Renault (21 May 1843 – 8 February 1918) was a French jurist and educator, and the co-winner in 1907 (with

Renault was born at

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 Sarvarkar Case of 1911, the Carthage case of 1913, and the Manouba 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 in breach of Germany's treaty obligations.

References

• Nobel winners page

External links

• "Louis Renault: The Japanese House Tax Decision and the Tai Ji Men Case" by Massimo Introvigne at the Bitter Winter website
• Louis Renault on Nobelprize.org including the Nobel Lecture, May 18, 1908 The Work at The Hague in 1899 and in 1907

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