John Maktos was an employee of the United States State Department from 1929 until 1962.[1] In 1948 he served as chairman of the United Nations Committee on Genocide that drafted provisions to make genocide an international crime treated in the same way as piracy. In a 1973 interview Maktos describes the international law issues on which he worked as the State Department’s first Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs.[2]

Maktos was a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School.

References

  1. "John Maktos Oral History Interview". trumanlibrary.gov. National Archives and Records Administration, The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. May 28, 1973. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  2. Buchwald, Todd F. (2023). "International Law and the "New Cold War": An Opportunity for Reflection on International Law in the "Old" Cold War". Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (JIL). 55, Article 9 (1): 183–215. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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