Somerville Pinkney Tuck (judge)
Somerville Pinkney Tuck (September 24, 1848 – April 14, 1923) was an American judge who served on the International Court of Appeals in Egypt and was regarded as "one of the leading jurists and lawyers of Europe." Early life Tuck was born in Annapolis, Maryland on September 24, 1848. He was a son of Judge William Hallam Tuck (1808–1884) and Margaret Sprigg Bowie ( Chew) Tuck (1818–1885). His younger brother was Philemon Hallam Tuck. His father was a Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1851 to 1861 and President of First National Bank of Annapolis. His paternal grandparents were William Archable Tuck and Cave Williams ( Mulliken) Tuck. His maternal grandparents were Philemon Lloyd Chew (who was twice a member of the Governor's Council) and Ann Maria Bowie ( Brookes) Chew. Tuck's mother was the great-niece of Gov. Robert Bowie and a granddaughter of Maj. Benjamin Brookes, of the Maryland Line during the Revolutionary War. Tuck was educated at St. John's College a ...
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International Court
International courts are formed by treaties between nations or under the authority of an international organization such as the United Nations and include ''ad hoc'' tribunals and permanent institutions but exclude any courts arising purely under national authority. Definition An international court is an international organization, or a body of an international organization, that hears cases in which one party may be a state or international organization (or body thereof), and which is composed of independent judges who follow predetermined rules of procedure to issue binding decisions on the basis of international law. History Early examples of international courts include the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals established in the aftermath of World War II. Several such international courts are presently located in The Hague in the Netherlands, most importantly the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Further international courts exist e ...
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