Monroe Leigh
Monroe Leigh | |
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| 12th Legal Adviser of the Department of State | |
| In office January 21, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Carlyle E. Maw |
| Succeeded by | Herbert J. Hansell |
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| Born | 1919 Halifax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | 27 November 2001 (aged 81–82) |
| Education | Hampden-Sydney College University of Virginia |
Monroe Leigh (1919– 27 November 2001) was a prominent American political philosopher and diplomat. He was born in Halifax, Virginia, in 1919. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College in 1940 and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia, serving as editor of the Virginia Law Review. His time in law school was interrupted by service in the Army Air Forces during World War II.[1]
He served as a legal adviser for the United States Defense Department and was picked by Henry Kissinger to serve as Legal Adviser of the Department of State 1975-1977[2]. He was also NATO mission envoy[3], and president of the American Society of International Law.[4]
He was a prolific writer on the subject of international law, with his criticism of the United States' refusal to sign the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court being published in 2000, the year before he died.[5]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Inventory of the Papers of Monroe Leigh at the archives of the University of Virginia School of Law
References
[edit]- ↑ Schwebel, Stephen M. (January 2002). "Monroe Leigh (1919-2001)". American Journal of International Law. 96 (1): 159–160. doi:10.1017/S0002930000221507. ISSN 0002-9300. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Monroe Leigh - People - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. US Department of State. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Inventory of the Papers of Monroe Leigh | Archives & Special Collections". University of Virginia Law Special Collections. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Archives, L. A. Times (December 2, 2001). "Monroe Leigh, 82; International Law Specialist Advised Kissinger". Los Angeles Times. Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Leigh, Monroe (January 2001). "The United States and the Statute of Rome". American Journal of International Law. 95 (1): 124–131. doi:10.2307/2642042. ISSN 0002-9300. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
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