Fyodor Ivanovich Kozhevnikov (; 15 March 1903 – 22 March 1998) was a Soviet jurist and legal expert. He wrote extensively about international law aspects in Russian history, and his writing supported Russian nationalist interpretation rather than Marxist–Leninist ideas. His main argument was that the Russian state, both in Tsarist times as well as under the Soviets, was the most progressive civilization in the field of international law.

Legal career

During

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, Kozhevninkov served as the Dean of the

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. From 1952 to 1953 represented his country at the

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. In November 1953, was appointed as judge at the

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,"Russian is Named to Court in Hague; Kozhevnikov Succeeds to Post of Countryman Who Left Bench Because of Illness", ''The New York Times'', 28 November 1953. a position he held until 1961. He also served as a judge at the

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Works (partial list)

* ''Mezhdunarodnyi Dogovor'' nternational Agreements(Moscow, 1947) * ''Russkoe Gosudarstvo i Mezhdunarodnoe Pravo (do XX Veka)'' he Russian Government and International Law (until the 20th Century(Moscow, 1947) * ''Sovetskoe Gosudarstvo i Mezhdunarodnoe Pravo 1917–1947 gg'' he Soviet Government and International Law 1917-1947(Moscow, 1948) * ''Velikaia Otechestvennaia Voina Sovetskogo Soiuza i Nekotorye Voprosy Mezhdunarodnogo Prava'' he Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union and Certain Questions of International Law(Moscow, 1954) * ''Kurs Mezhdunarodnogo Prava'' Course in International Law(Moscow, 2nd edition, 1966)

Notes

External links

Lauri Mälksoo, "The History of International Legal Theory in Russia: a Civilizational Dialogue with Europe" ''European Journal of International Law'', Vol. 19 no. 1

Boris Meissner, Soviet Concepts of Peace and Security
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kozhevnikov, Fyodor 1903 births 1998 deaths People from Smolensk Communist Party of the Soviet Union members International Court of Justice judges Members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration Academic staff of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Academic staff of Moscow State University International law scholars Soviet judges of international courts and tribunals Soviet judges of United Nations courts and tribunals Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian jurists Soviet jurists Burials at Donskoye Cemetery