Shabtai Rosenne
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Shabtai Rosenne (
Rosenne authored some 200 articles and essays, as well as The Law and Practice of the International Court in 1997 and 2006, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: a Commentary in 2002, Provisional Measures in International Law: the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in 2005, and Essays on International Law and Practice in 2007.In June 2010, he was appointed to the Israeli special independent public Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.
Biography
Sefton Wilfred David Rowson (later Shabtai Rosenne) was born in London, United Kingdom, the son of Harry Rowson.[2] In 1938, Rosenne completed his academic studies in law (LL.B.; University of London), studying naval law.[1][3][4] In 1959, he earned a PhD from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.[1][5]
He served from 1940 to 1946 in the Royal Air Force.[1] He then worked in the Political Department of the Jewish Agency, initially in London and subsequently in Jerusalem, for two years.[1] He was married (1940) with Esther Schultz, they had two sons, Jonathan and Daniel . Rosenne died of a heart attack in Jerusalem on 21 September 2010 at the age of 92.[6]
Diplomatic career
With the approach of the end of the
In 1960, he was appointed to the rank of Ambassador.[1] He served as Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations in New York from 1967 to 1971, and Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva from 1971 to 1974.[1] In 1972, a letter bomb was sent to him, which was defused.[10] He was appointed Ambassador-at-Large in 1974.[1]
He was Vice Chairman of Delegation to the First and Second United Nations Conference on the
In 1993, he acted as Serbia's chief legal advisor.[11][12] From 1994 to 1996 he was a Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He was also a member of the Court's Steering Committee.[5]
Academic career
He returned to Britain and lectured in international law and naval law at the
After leaving public service, Rosenne became a member of the faculty (with the rank of Professor) at
In 2001, after Rosenne was invited to teach his General Course on The Perplexities of Modern International Law, he became a member of the
He wrote United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: a Commentary in 2002, Provisional Measures in International Law: the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in 2005, and Essays on International Law and Practice in 2007. The first edition of Rosenne's monumental treatise on The Law and Practice of the International Court was handed to then ICJ President
Turkel Commission of Inquiry
On 14 June 2010, Rosenne was appointed to the Israeli special independent public Turkel Commission of Inquiry into the Gaza flotilla raid.[14][15]
The commission was established to investigate whether Israel's actions in preventing the arrival of ships in Gaza were in accordance with
Also appointed to the commission were former
Awards and recognition
- In 1960, Rosenne was awarded the Israel Prize, in jurisprudence.[18]
- In 1994, he was honoured by the American Society of International Law, and has been elected to serve as its honorary president.
- In 1994, he was also honoured with the Sharett Prize.[5]
- In 1999, he was awarded the Manley O. Hudson Medal for International Law and Jurisprudence.[5]
- In 2004, he received the Hague Prize for International Law.
- In 2007, Rosenne received Distinguished Onassis Scholar Award from the Rhodes Oceans Academy in Greece.
- Solemn Tribute of ICJ President Hisashi Owada to the memory of Professor Shabtai Rosenne, in Nicaragua v. Colombia (Costa Rica's Intervention) Hearings, CR 2010/12, at 10 of 11 October 2010 and ICJ Cases and UN 6th Committee Pays Respect to the Israeli Jurist Shabtai Rosenne of 6 October 2010 and Shabtai Rosenne Obituary: Eminent International Lawyer, Teacher and Israeli Diplomat by Malcolm Shaw of 12 October 2010 and in Memoriam Shabtai Rosenne (24 November 1917 – 21 September 2010) by B. Kwiatkowska, in 26 IJMCL 1-3 (2011 No.1) & NILOS Papers and in Memoriam, 105 AJIL 91-93 2011/No.1 by Former ICJ President Stephen M. Schwebel and The Telegraph (UK) Obituary
Published works
Books
- Essays on International Law and Practice, Shabtai Rosenne, ISBN 90-04-15536-8
- Interpretation, Revision, and other Recourse from International Judgments and Awards, Shabtai Rosenne, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007, ISBN 90-04-15727-1
- The Law and Practice of the International Court, 1920–2005: The Court and the United Nations, Shabtai Rosenne, Yaėl Ronen, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2006, ISBN 90-04-15019-6
- Provisional Measures in International Law: the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Shabtai Rosenne, Oxford University Press, 2005, ISBN 0-19-926806-1
- The Perplexities of Modern International Law, Shabtai Rosenne, ISBN 90-04-13692-4
- The World Court: What it is and how it Works, Shabtai Rosenne, Terry D. Gill, Erik Jaap Molenaar, Alex G. Oude Elferink, 6th Edition, United Nations Publications, 2003, ISBN 90-04-13816-1
- United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982: a Commentary, Myron H. Nordquist, Satya N. Nandan, Shabtai Rosenne, Michael W. Lodge, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2002, ISBN 90-411-1981-7
- The development of the regime for deep ISBN 978-976-610-503-7
- The Hague Peace Conferences of 1899 and 1907 and International Arbitration: Reports and Documents, Shabtai Rosenne, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Cambridge University Press, 2001, ISBN 90-6704-134-3
- The Law and Practice of the International Court, 1920–1996: Jurisdiction, Shabtai Rosenne, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997, ISBN 90-411-0264-7
- Intervention in the International Court of Justice, Shabtai Rosenne, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993, ISBN 0-7923-2109-X
- An International Law Miscellany, Shabtai Rosenne, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993, ISBN 0-7923-1742-4
- The International Law Commission's Draft Articles on State Responsibility: Part 1, Articles 1–35, Shabtai Rosenne, ISBN 0-7923-1179-5
Articles
- "The International Court of Justice New Practice Directions", Shabtai Rosenne, 8 The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals 171, 2009
- "The International Court and the United Nations: Reflections on the Period 1946–1954", Shabtai Rosenne, International Organization244, 2009
- "Travaux Préparatoires", Shabtai Rosenne, 12 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 1378, 2008
- "When is a Final Clause Not a Final Clause", Shabtai Rosenne, 98 The American Journal of International Law546, 2004
- "The Three Central Elements of Modern International Law", 17 Hague Yearbook of International Law 3, 2004
- "The International Court of Justice: Revision of Articles 79 and 80 of the Rules of Court", Shabtai Rosenne, 14 Leiden Journal of International Law 77, 2001
- "The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Survey for 1999", Shabtai Rosenne, 15 The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 443, 2000
- "International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: 1998 Survey", Shabtai Rosenne, 14 The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 453, 1999
- "International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: 1996–97 Survey", Shabtai Rosenne, 13 The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 487, 1998
- "State Responsibility and International Crimes: Further Reflections on Article 19 of the Draft Articles on State Responsibility", Shabtai Rosenne, 30 N.Y.U. Journal of International Law & Policy 145, 1997–98
- "Geography in international maritime boundary-making", Shabtai Rosenne, 15 Political Geography 319, 1996
- "Establishing the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea", Shabtai Rosenne, 89 American Journal of International Law 806, 1995
- "The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea", Shabtai Rosenne, 29 Israel Law Review 491, 1995
- "The Qatar/Bahrain Case What is a Treaty? A Framework Agreement and the Seising of the Court", Shabtai Rosenne, 8 Leiden Journal of International Law 161, 1995
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 90-247-3654-4.
- ^ "Shabtai Rosenne" (obituary), The Times, 5 October 2010, p. 57.
- ^ Oren, Amir (10 June 2010). "Turning a blind eye". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-379-11511-6.
- ^ ISBN 90-411-1746-6.
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- ^ "U.N. Newsletter: The War is Over", The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ "11 More Letter Bombs Found", The Sydney Morning Herald, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ "Serbs: Bosnia Trying to Scuttle Peace Talks", The Sunday Gazette, 27 August 1993, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ "World Court Orders End to Genocide", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 9 April 1993, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ Oren, Amir (10 June 2010). "Turning a blind eye". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ Zrahiya, Zvi (17 June 2010). "Israeli members of flotilla inquiry panel meet for first time". Haaretz. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Cabinet asked to approve Independent Public Commission". Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Gaza flotilla inquiry panel members", BBC, 14 June 2010, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ "Who's who on Israel's committee on the Gaza flotilla raid", Haaretz, 10 June 2010, accessed 24 June 2010
- ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1960 (in Hebrew)". cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website). Archived from the original on 14 June 2012.