Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Majid Khadduri
Born: September 27, 1909
Died: January 25, 2007 (aged 97)
Bio: Majid Khadduri was an Iraqi born academic. He was founder of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies Middle East Studies program.
Known for:
- War and Peace in the Law of Islam (1940)
- The Islamic conception of justice (1984)
- The Islamic Law of Nations (1966)
- War in the Gulf, 1990-91 (1997)