John Bassett Moore Society of International Law records

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968

Summary

Extent:
4 Linear Feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

These records document the publication proceedings of the John Bassett Moore Society of International Law 's symposium, "The Iran Crisis and International Law", held at the University of Virginia Law School on October 31 and November 1, 1980. The collection includes original transcripts and manuscripts, as well as correspondence relating to the publication of the proceedings. Participants at the Symposium include Rouhollah K. Ramazani, Robert D. Steele, James Polk Rutherford, Hardy C. Dillard, Leo Gross, Stephen Schwebel, Richard Lillick, Jack Goldklang, John Pritchard, Charles Brower, Stanley Somerfield, John Norton Moore, Christopher Joyner, Majid Khadduri, Leonard Boudin, John Westberg, Richard Parker, and John Vafai

This addition to the Archives of the John Bassett Moore Society of International Law consists of scrapbooks, tapes, audio cassettes, VHS tapes and some printed materials. that were given to add to the library collection.

1973, March 9; Hebert Stein Speech: ["The making of foreign economic policy". Talk given at the Boards Head Inn. See: VLW: vol. 25, no. 16, March 2, 1973].

1973, March 9; Panel I, Reels I-II. ["Speakers to the panel program will include Ambassador William D. Eberle, U. S. Special Representative for Trade Negotiations; labor economist Stanley H. Rottenberg; Professor Gordon Tullock of Virginia Politechnic Institute and State University; and Eugene Rossides, former assistant secretary to the Treasury. National Security as a policy objective....in another panel session. Minor S. Jameson, executive vice president of the petroleum organization, .... [and] William T. Slick Jr., public affairs manager of the Exxon Company].

Biographical / historical:

The John Bassett Moore Society for the extra-curricular study of International Law was founded on 28 February 1951 with thirty-five students that became charter members. The Society was named in honor of John Bassett Moore, a member of the law class of 1880 and permanent United States delegate to the International Court of Justice at the Hague. The first General Secretary of the Society was Harry Inman, a third year student. A Research Committee and a Publicity Committee were organized to assign research topics and to solicit publication of research papers in law schools and procure speakers. The first chairman of the Research Committee was Robert B. Bottomley, a second year law student; Donald K. Duvall, also a second year student, was in charge of the Publicity Committee. Professor Hardy Cross Dillard was their faculty advisor.

The constitution of the John Bassett Moore Society for International Law wanted "to promote a comparative study of the law of nations and thus to foster an intelligent appreciation of international law; to promote greater understanding of international organizations, particularly their functions of (1) effecting by peaceful means, in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, the adjustment of international disputes, and (2) developing friendly relations and cooperation among nations in the solution of international problems of an economic, cultural or humanitarian character; to educate ourselves and our contemporaries by research; discussion meetings; open forums; guest speakers; and appropriate publications in the broad field of international law." (VLW: Vol. III, no. 15, March 1, 1951, p. 3).

Processing information:

See: Virginia Law Review, vol. 30. no. 1, p. 5, 19770-09-16

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard