Baron Édouard Eugène François Descamps (1847–1933) [1] was a Belgian jurist and politician who was known as a contributor to international law. [2]
Family
He was the son of Edouard-J. Descamps and Sylvie Van der Elst. He was married to Maria David-Fischbach Malacord (1860–1921), who gave him three sons (of whom one died):
- Pierre Descamps (1884–1965)
- Emmanuel Descamps (1886–1968)
Career
He was a law professor at the University of Louvain, and it was at his suggestion that a committee of the League of Nations proposed an international court of justice. [3]
Between 1901–1907 and 1911–1914, he was president of the Senate, and he served until 1910 as Minister of sciences and arts.
Honours
Belgium:
Minister of State, by Royal Decree.-
Belgium: Created
Baron Descamps, by Royal Decree in 1904.
-
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the
Order of Leopold.
[4]
-
Belgium: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Crown, RD in 1919.
[5]
France: Knight Grand Officer of the
Legion of Honour.
[6]
Italy: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Crown of Italy.
[7]
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Netherlands Lion.
[8]
Japan: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Rising Sun.
[9]
Greece: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Phoenix.
[10]
Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Oak Crown.
[11]
Notes
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize in Peace, 1901-1956, entry Chevalier Edouard Eugène F Descamps.
- ^ Dominik J. Schaller; Jürgen Zimmerer (13 September 2013). The Origins of Genocide: Raphael Lemkin as a Historian of Mass Violence. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-317-99042-0.
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
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Baron Édouard Eugène François Descamps (1847–1933) [1] was a Belgian jurist and politician who was known as a contributor to international law. [2]
Family
He was the son of Edouard-J. Descamps and Sylvie Van der Elst. He was married to Maria David-Fischbach Malacord (1860–1921), who gave him three sons (of whom one died):
- Pierre Descamps (1884–1965)
- Emmanuel Descamps (1886–1968)
Career
He was a law professor at the University of Louvain, and it was at his suggestion that a committee of the League of Nations proposed an international court of justice. [3]
Between 1901–1907 and 1911–1914, he was president of the Senate, and he served until 1910 as Minister of sciences and arts.
Honours
-
Belgium:
Minister of State, by Royal Decree.
-
Belgium: Created
Baron Descamps, by Royal Decree in 1904.
-
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the
Order of Leopold.
[4]
-
Belgium: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Crown, RD in 1919.
[5]
-
France: Knight Grand Officer of the
Legion of Honour.
[6]
-
Italy: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Crown of Italy.
[7]
-
Netherlands: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Netherlands Lion.
[8]
-
Japan: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Rising Sun.
[9]
-
Greece: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Phoenix.
[10]
-
Luxembourg: Knight Grand Cross in the
Order of the Oak Crown.
[11]
Notes
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize in Peace, 1901-1956, entry Chevalier Edouard Eugène F Descamps.
- ^ Dominik J. Schaller; Jürgen Zimmerer (13 September 2013). The Origins of Genocide: Raphael Lemkin as a Historian of Mass Violence. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-317-99042-0.
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
- ^ "Descamps".[ dead link]
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