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  • Schools of Jurisprudence

    In the last decades, the principal schools of jurisprudence are: the natural-law school, the analytical school, the historical school, the comparative school, and the sociological school. "The first three differ mainly in their views of the nature and origin of law and […]

  • Desider Szilagyi

    Desider Szilagyi Desider Szilagyi (1840-1901), Hungarian statesman and jurist, was born at Nagyvarad (Grosswardein) on April 1 1840. He studied law at Budapest, Vienna, and in Germany, and early attracted attention by his articles on law and politics. As head of a section in the Hungarian Ministry of Justice he travelled on a commission from…

  • Root, Elihu

    Root, Elihu Introduction Root, Elihu (1845-1937), American lawyer and political leader, was elected president of the N.Y. State Bar Association in 1910 (year in which won a Nobel prize), and chairman of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in 1913, and President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1910…

  • Hammarskjold, Hjalmar

    Hammarskjold, Hjalmar HAMMARSKJà-LD, HJALMAR (1862-1953), Swedish statesman, was born in 1862, and educated at Upsala University, where he became professor of civil law. He gradually established his reputation as a jurist, and took a prominent part in national politics. In 1901 he joined von Otter’s Ministry, and was Minister of Justice till it resigned in…

  • Heinrich Lammasch

    Heinrich Lammasch (1853-1920); Austrian jurist and statesman, was born on May 18 1853. He was professor of criminal and international law, a member of the Hague Arbitration Tribunal, and in 1918 the prime minister of Austria. He qualified for the teaching faculty at Vienna in 1878. His pioneer pamphlet on the objective danger in the…