Jonathan Charney

Jonathan I. Charney (1943-2002) was an American academic, author, lawyer and the Lee S. and Charles A. Spier Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He was also co-editor-in-chief of the American Journal of International Law.[2]

Early life

Charney earned his BA in 1965 from New York University. His JD was awarded by the University of Wisconsin School of Law.[3]

Career

Charney joined the faculty of Vanderbilt Law School in 1972.[1]

In addition to his academic career, he was a member of the US delegation which negotiated the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982.[1] Charney was a member of the US delegation at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOSIII); and he served on the US Advisory Committee on the Law of the Sea.[3]

Selected works

In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Jonathan Charney, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 50+ works in 70+ publications in 5 languages and 800+ library holdings.[4]

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Honors

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Loftis, Susanne. "Leading international law scholar Charney dies," Daily Register (Vanderbilt University). September 3, 2002.
  2. Reisman, W. Michael. "Jonathan I. Charney: An Appreciation," Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 36, 2003
  3. 1 2 "Jonathan I. Charney (1943-2002)," American Journal of International Law Journal (AJIL), p. 80-81.
  4. WorldCat Identities: Charney, Jonathan I.


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