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Louis Henkin papers (Restatement of Torts, Third: Foreign Relations Law of the United States)

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Call Number:
ALI.10.003
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Extent:
3 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], in the Louis Henkin Papers (Restatement of the Law, Third: Foreign Relations Law of the United States), American Law Institute Archives, ALI.10.003, Biddle Law Library, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Philadelphia, PA.
Date:
1973-1990 (inclusive)
Creator:
Henkin, Louis and American Law Institute
Abstract:
Louis Henkin (1917-2010) was the Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, a position he held until he was designated University Professor in 1981. Henkin served as Chief Reporter for the Restatement of the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States (Third), a revision of the earlier Restatement and dealing with international law as it applies to the United States. The collection, 1973-1990, includes correspondence and related material compiled by Henkin during his appointment as Chief Reporter for the Restatement of the Law, Third: Foreign Relations Law of the United States.

Louis Henkin (1917-2010) was the Harlan Fiske Stone Professor of Constitutional Law, a position he held until he was designated University Professor in 1981. Henkin served as Chief Reporter for the Restatement of the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States (Third), a revision of the earlier Restatement and dealing with international law as it applies to the United States.

The Louis Henkin Papers, 1973-1990, include correspondence and related material compiled by Henkin during his appointment as Chief Reporter for the Restatement of the Law, Third: Foreign Relations Law of the United States. The Restatement consists of nine main parts: I. International Law and Its Relation to United States Law; II. Persons in International Law; III. International Agreements; IV. Jurisdiction and Judgments; V. The Law of the Sea; VI. The Law of the Environment; VII. Protection of Persons (Natural and Juridical); VIII. Selected Law of International Economic Relations; IX. Remedies for Violations of International Law.

Chronological by file.

Received from the American Law Institute in the 2000s.

Processed by Alex Surdel and Jordon Steele, February 2011.

Office records related to the Restatement, Third: Foreign Relations Law are located in the Restatement of the Law: Third Records, ALI.04.003.

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University of Pennsylvania: Biddle Law Library
Finding Aid Author
Jordon Steele
Finding Aid Date
2/9/2011
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