Rolin-Jaequemyns, Gustave, 1835-1902 (Belgian advocate and founder of the Institut de Droit International)
Dates
- Existence: 1835 - 1902
Biography
Gustave Henri Ange Hippolyte Rolin-Jaequemyns was the eldest of the 15 children of Hippolyte Rolin and Angélique Hellebaut. He was raised in Ghent and educated in law at the University of Ghent. He studied further in Berlin. In 1859, he married Emilie Jaequemyns of a notable and wealthy family.
Rolin-Jaequemyns, alongside Tobias Asser and John Westlake, established the periodical 'Revue de Droit International et de Législation Comparée'. This was the first academic journal ever devoted to international law. After the Franco-German war of 1870-71, in which the Geneva Convention of 1863 was largely ignored, Rolin-Jaequemyns, Francis Lieber and Gustave Moynier founded the Institut de Droit International. This institute exists today as a body of legal experts on international law. It received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1904, two years after Rolin Jaequemyn's death. His expertise on international law was widely recognised. He received honourary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh, Cambridge, Oxford and Brussels.
Rolin-Jaequemyns was deeply religious, but staunchly advocated for the separation of church and state.
In 1889, King Leopold II of Belgium appointed Jaequemyns member of the High Council for the independent state of the Congo Free State.
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 29 April 1876
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of university graduation, dated 29 April 1876.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 22 October 1877
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of employing Ernest Nys as the new translator for the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts in Belgium, dated 22 October 1877.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 14 January 1876
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of translation matters, dated 14 January 1876.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 4 April 1877
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of family matters, dated 4 April 1877.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 15 April 1877
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of an invitation for Rolin-Jaequemyns to stay with the Lorimers in Edinburgh, dated 15 April 1877.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 25 August 1879
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of Belgian politics, dated 25 August 1879.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 1 August 1877
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of international law, dated 7 August 1877.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 12 August 1884
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of Rolin-Jaequemyns's travels around Europe and international law, dated 12 August 1884.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 4 April 1887
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of religion and philosophy, dated 4 April 1887.
Letter from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer, 1818-1890
Letter in French from Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns to James Lorimer on the subject of Rolin-Jaequemyn's appointment as a Doctor of Law at the University of Edinburgh, undated.