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Greek diplomat (1872?1942)
"Nicholas Politis" redirects here. For another person, see
Nick Politis
.
Nikolaos Politis in 1927
Nikolaos Politis
or
Nikolaos Polites
(also spelled
Nicolas Politis
;
Greek
:
Νικ?λαο? Πολ?τη?
; 1872 in
Corfu, Greece
[1]
? 1942 in
Cannes, France
) was a Greek diplomat in the early 20th century. He was a professor of law by training, and prior to the
First World War
, he taught law at the University of Paris and at the University of Aix.
A supporter of
Eleftherios Venizelos
, he served alongside Venizelos as a delegate to the
London Conference of 1912?1913
and as his
Minister of Foreign Affairs
from 1916 to 1920 and again in 1922. He also served as Greece's representative to the
League of Nations
, during which time he signed the
Politis?Kalfov Protocol
between Greece and Bulgaria and promoted a resolution at the League Disarmament Commission that enabled it to continue its work.
[2]
He served as a member of the
International Olympic Committee
from 1930 to 1933.
[3]
In 1933, he participated with Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs
Maxim Litvinov
in formulating the
Convention on the Definition of Aggression
.
In 1935, he served as Minister Plenipotentiary in Paris and in that capacity supported the restoration of the
Greek monarchy
.
[4]
He died in
Cannes
in 1942.
Politis in
The Hague
, 1929
autochrome
by Stephane Passet
Works (partial list)
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- Les Emprunts d'Etat en Droit International
(1894)
- "Le Probleme des Limitations de la Souverainete et de la Theorie de l’Abus des Droits dans les Rapports Internationaux", 6
RdC
(1925)
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