Édouard Descamps Explained

Baron Édouard Eugène François Descamps (1847–1933)^[1] was a Belgian jurist and politician who was known as a contributor to international law.^[2]

Family

He was the son of Edouard-J. Descamps and Sylvie Van der Elst. He was married to Maria David-Fischbach Malacord (1860–1921), who gave him three sons (of whom one died):

• Pierre Descamps (1884–1965)
• Emmanuel Descamps (1886–1968)

Career

He was a law professor at the University of Louvain, and it was at his suggestion that a committee of the League of Nations proposed an international court of justice.^[3]

Between 1901–1907 and 1911–1914, he was president of the Senate, and he served until 1910 as Minister of sciences and arts.

Honours

• : Minister of State, by Royal Decree.
• : Created Baron Descamps, by Royal Decree in 1904.
• : Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold.^[4]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown, RD in 1919.^[5]
• : Knight Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.^[6]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown of Italy.^[7]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion.^[8]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Rising Sun.^[9]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Phoenix.^[10]
• : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Oak Crown.^[11]

External links

• Édouard Descamps in ODIS - Online Database for Intermediary Structures

Notes and References

1. Web site: Descamps.
2. https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/nomination.php?action=show&showid=20 The Nomination Database for the Nobel Prize in Peace, 1901-1956, entry Chevalier Edouard Eugène F Descamps.
3. Book: Dominik J. Schaller. Jürgen Zimmerer. The Origins of Genocide: Raphael Lemkin as a Historian of Mass Violence. 13 September 2013. Routledge. 978-1-317-99042-0. 10.
4. Web site: Descamps.
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8. Web site: Descamps.
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10. Web site: Descamps.
11. Web site: Descamps.