Hans Kelsen

Hans Kelsen (Prague, October 11, 1881 – April 19, 1973) was an Austrian -American jurist of Jewish descent.

America: 1940-1973

In 1940, he moved to the US, giving the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures at Harvard Law School in 1942 and becoming a full professor at the department of political science at the University of California at Berkeley in 1945. During those years, he increasingly dealt with issues of international law and international institutions such as the United Nations.

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1940 - US - Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures - Harvard Law School - 1942 - Political science - University of California at Berkeley - 1945 - International law - United Nations

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