About Erik Jayme
Lived 1934 – 2024 (aged 89). Erik Jayme was a German lawyer, jurist, university teacher and art collector.
Erik Jayme (8 June 1934 – 1 May 2024) was a German jurist. and served as vice president of The Hague Academy of International Law from 2004 to 2024. Jayme died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 89.
Academic life Jayme was born in Montreal in 1934. In 1973/1974, he was a full professor at the University of Münster, and afterwards he was at LMU Munich.
Memberships and honours Jayme was member of the Institut de Droit International whose president he was from 1997 to 1999. He was a member of the Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities (1989), Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (2004) In 2008, he received the Order of the Southern Cross.
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Who was Erik Jayme?
German jurist (1934–2024)
When was Erik Jayme born?
Erik Jayme was born on 8 June 1934 in Montreal.
When did Erik Jayme die?
Erik Jayme died on 1 May 2024 in Baden-Baden.
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Erik Jayme was a lawyer, jurist, university teacher and art collector.
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Erik Jayme was German.
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