An Exemplary Lawyer's Life (1884-1973)

François Rigaux

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Abstract

This article traces the career of Charles de Visscher through his early years at the University of Ghent, a brief period in England during World War I, his move to the Catholic University of Louvain in 1931, his role as part of a clandestine political committee in permanent contract with the Belgian Government in exile in London during World War II and his terms on both the Permanent Court of International Justice and the International Court of Justice.

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