Count Rostworowski as an International Lawyer and Judge

Abstract

This article, stemming from a presentation made at the conference "Sir Hersch Lauterpacht -Lawyer of Two Cultures", organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law of the University of Cambridge on 5-6 November 2008, introduces the life and work of Count Rostworowski as a lawyer, academic and international judge. The main focus is on his approach to international law and treaty interpretation in his opinions in the cases of the Permanent Court of International Justice, on which he sat as a judge.