Background
Devisscher, Charles was born on August 2, 1884 in Belgium. Son of Charles and Augusta (Fieve) DeV.
judge International Court of Justice
Devisscher, Charles was born on August 2, 1884 in Belgium. Son of Charles and Augusta (Fieve) DeV.
Doctor honoris causa Universities of Paris, Nancy and Montpellier.
Professor of law (public international law and conflict of laws), University of Ghent, 1911-1930, University of Louvain, 1930-1937. Elected judge of Permanent Court of International Justice, 1937. Judge Court of International Justice since February 1946.
Member Belgian Government (minister without portfolio), 1944-1945. Member Royal Academy of Belgium, Institute de France.
Married Helen Mertens, May 10, 1910.