Jump to content

Gaetano Morelli

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gaetano Morelli (Crotone, May 23, 1900 - Rome, May 22, 1989) was an Italian jurist and magistrate, judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague from 1961 to 1970.[1] He embraced positivism as his legal philosophy.[2]

He obtained his doctorate in law in 1921 from the University of Rome under the supervision of Dionisio Anzilotti and later worked as a professor at the universities of Modena, Padua, Naples and, starting in 1951, Rome. He taught twice as a lecturer at the Hague Academy of International Law. In 1961, he was appointed a judge of the International Court of Justice, where he served until 1970. He had previously served as judge ad hoc.

Bibliography[edit]

Kunz, Josef L. "Nozioni di Diritto Internazionale. By Gaetano Morelli. Padua: CEDAM, 1947 Pp. 215. $2.00." American Journal of International Law 42.4 (1948): 960-961.

Gaetano Morelli. In: Arthur Eyffinger, Arthur Witteveen, Mohammed Bedjaoui, The International Court of Justice 1946–1996. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague and London 1999, ISBN 9-04-110468-2, p. 307.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Morèlli, Gaetano nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. ^ Pellet, Alain, CHRISTIAN TAMS, and ANDREA GATTINI. "Decisions of the ICJ as Sources of International Law?." Gaetano Morelli Lectures Series 2 (2018).