Background
His father was Mikhail Korkunov, a noted Russian historian.
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Nicholas Korkunov
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Saint St. Petersburg State University.
Career
After Aleksandr Gradovsky"s death in 1889 Korkunov held the chair in constitutional and international law at the University of Saint St. Petersburg. Korkunov was also active in the Commission for the Laws of Finland. He argued that Grand Duchy of Finland"s claim to sovereignty was groundless.
He defined autocracy as the "sovereignty of the ruler, the unlimited character of his rule, but at the same time the need to limit this rule by legal principles, basic laws of his own making".
An English translation of Korkunov"s General Theory of Law appeared in Boston in 1909. lieutenant was reprinted by Beard Books in 2000.
Some of his basic ideas were later elaborated by Leon Petrazycki.
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Born
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December 10, 1904 (aged 51) -
Nationality
Russian Empire