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Abram Chayes

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Abram Chayes · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

International law scholar; theorist of 'public law litigation' and the judicial role

When

1922, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 2000, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Abram Chayes is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — International law scholar; theorist of 'public law litigation' and the judicial role

How & why

Chayes was an American scholar of international law at Harvard, known for his theory of 'public law litigation' and for shaping the legal basis of the U.S. response during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. He came from a Jewish family in Chicago.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

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International law scholar; theorist of 'public law litigation' and the judicial role

1922

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence