Abraham D. Sofaer

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Abraham D. Sofaer is an American legal scholar, former federal judge, and diplomat known for his work in international law and human rights.

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instanceOf diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
judge ⓘ
legal scholar ⓘ
academicDegree Bachelor of Arts ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ
appointedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
areaOfActivity foreign policy ⓘ
national security ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1938-05-06 ⓘ
educatedAt New York University School of Law ⓘ
Yeshiva University ⓘ
employer Hoover Institution ⓘ
Stanford Law School ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ
endTime 1985-05-15 ⓘ
1990 ⓘ
familyName Sofaer ⓘ
fieldOfWork constitutional law ⓘ
foreign relations law ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
international law ⓘ
givenName Abraham ⓘ
knownFor work in human rights ⓘ
work in international law ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Bar Association ⓘ
Council on Foreign Relations ⓘ
name Abraham D. Sofaer ⓘ
nominatedBy Ronald Reagan ⓘ
notableWork Taking War Seriously ⓘ
The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War ⓘ
War, Foreign Affairs, and Constitutional Power ⓘ
occupation diplomat ⓘ
federal judge ⓘ
law professor ⓘ
office Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York ⓘ
Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bombay ⓘ
linked to: Mumbai

British India ⓘ
positionHeld George P. Shultz Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy and National Security Affairs at the Hoover Institution ⓘ
Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State ⓘ
Professor of Law at Columbia Law School ⓘ
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
startTime 1979-02-20 ⓘ
1985 ⓘ

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Wallenberg Medal → hasRecipient → Abraham D. Sofaer ⓘ
Abraham D. Sofaer → name → Abraham D. Sofaer ⓘ