Cromwell Adair Dyer, Jr.
(9 September 1932 – 11 June 2015) was an attorney well known for his work in international law. He was formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the
Hague Conference on Private International Law. Though his work in
private international law ranged from
intellectual property,
trusts,
environmental law
Environmental law is a collective term encompassing aspects of the law that provide protection to the environment. A related but distinct set of regulatory regimes, now strongly influenced by environmental legal principles, focus on the manage ...
, international
civil procedure and
unfair competition, he was most well known for his contributions to international
family law. While at the Permanent Bureau of the
Hague Conference, he guided the
Hague Abduction Convention through its negotiations and completion. He was also responsible for monitoring the Convention's operation until his retirement from the Permanent Bureau in 1997 after nearly 25 years of service.
On 13 September 1997, a symposium was held in honor of Adair Dyer at the
Peace Palace in
the Hague. This symposium, entitled "Globalization of Child Law: The Role of the Hague Conventions", was organized by the Faculty of Law of
Tilburg University and the International Society of Family Law in collaboration with the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
Adair died on 11 June 2015 in
Austin, Texas.
References
1932 births
2015 deaths
American lawyers
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