Louis Henkin
Louis Henkin married to Alice H. Henkin
"Prof. Henkin works tirelessly outside the ivory tower. His scholarship influences judges, legislators, and politicians. In addition to a long publication list, he has written amicus briefs, advised human rights NGOs, and led organizations committed to promoting international relations on the basis of law and justice. From 1992-94 he served as president of the American Society of International Law, whose American Journal of International Law he co-edited from 1976-84. He is also a charter member of Human Rights First, founded in 1978 as the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights...
"Prof. Henkin has maintained his optimism and ideals even when progress seemed slow. His wife, Alice Henkin, a human rights attorney herself and the director of the Justice and Society Program at the Aspen Institute, says: “Lou once told me he’d heard that the world is divided between star-gazers and basket-weavers. I’m a basket-weaver; he’s a star-gazer.”" [1]
Affiliations
- Director, Human Rights First
- Executive Council, American Society of International Law
- A Member of a group that Edward S. Herman refers to as The New Humanitarians [2]
Resources and articles
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References
- ↑ Sonia von Gutfel, "Columbia Celebrates the Human Rights Legacy Of Professor Louis Henkin, Columbia Law School, Winter 2007
- ↑ Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, "Morality's Avenging Angels: The New Humanitarian Crusaders", Znet, 30 August 2005.
