Baron Édouard Eugène François Descamps (1847–1933) was a Belgian jurist and politician who was known as a contributor to

international law International law (also known as public international law and the law of nations) is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally recognized as binding between states. It establishes normative guidelines and a common conceptual framework for ...

Family

He was the son of Edouard-J. Descamps and Sylvie Van der Elst. He was married to Maria David-Fischbach Malacord (1860–1921), who gave him three sons (of whom one died): * Pierre Descamps (1884–1965) * Emmanuel Descamps (1886–1968)

Career

He was a law professor at the

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, and it was at his suggestion that a committee of the

League of Nations The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ...

proposed an

international court of justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; french: Cour internationale de justice, links=no; ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN). It settles disputes between states in accordanc ...

. Between 1901–1907 and 1911–1914, he was president of the Senate, and he served until 1910 as Minister of sciences and arts.

Honours

* :

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, by Royal Decree. * : Created

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Descamps, by Royal Decree in 1904. * : Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold. * : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown, RD in 1919. * : Knight Grand Officer of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

Order of the Crown of Italy The Order of the Crown of Italy ( it, Ordine della Corona d'Italia, italic=no or OCI) was founded as a national order in 1868 by King Vittorio Emanuele II, to commemorate the unification of Italy in 1861. It was awarded in five degrees for civi ...

. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

Order of the Netherlands Lion The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands ( nl, De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, french: L'Ordre du Lion Néerlandais) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King William I of the Netherlands on ...

. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

. * : Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Phoenix. * : Knight Grand Cross in the

Order of the Oak Crown The Order of the Oak Crown (french: Ordre de la Couronne de chêne, german: Eichenlaubkronenorden, lb, Eechelaafkrounenuerden) is an order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. History The Order of the Oak Crown was established in 1841 by Grand ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Descamps, Edouard 1847 births 1933 deaths Belgian politicians Belgian jurists Barons of Belgium Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Grand Crosses of the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) Recipients of the Legion of Honour Academic staff of the Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)