Hersch Lauterpacht

His Excellency Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC
Judge of the International Court of Justice
In office 1955–1960
Preceded by	The Lord McNair
Succeeded by	Sir Gerald Fitzmaurice
Whewell Professor of International Law
In office 1938–1955
Preceded by	The Lord McNair
Succeeded by	Sir Robert Jennings
Personal details
Born	Hersch Lauterpacht (1897-08-16)16 August 1897 Żółkiew, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	8 May 1960(1960-05-08) (aged 62) London, United Kingdom
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Lemberg London School of Economics (LLD)
Thesis	Private law analogies in international law with special reference to international arbitration (1925)
Academic work
Discipline	Public international law
Institutions	University of Cambridge
Notable works	The Function of Law in the International Community (1933) An International Bill of the Rights of Man (1945) Recognition in International Law (1947) The Development of International Law by the International Court (1958)

Sir Hersch Lauterpacht QC (16 August 1897 – 8 May 1960) was a British international lawyer, human rights activist, and judge at the International Court of Justice.