International Law

Death of Pierre Pescatore

By Bartolus

Pierre Pescatore died on February 2nd, 2010, aged 91.

He was one of the representatives of Luxembourg government at the negotiations of the Treaty of Rome. Then he was a judge at the Court of Justice for 18 years. If that were not enough, he was also a prolific writer, a profound thinker and one of the people who founded and shaped modern European law and the EU. His 1974 book "The Law of Integration" remains a classic.

Above all, he was a fine representative of his generation: Of learned, decent men and women who sought to guide European nations away from the murderous habits of the first half of the Twentieth century and towards a more peaceful path of cooperation, commerce and obedience to the rule of law.

Judge Pescatore was also a true gentleman and a friend and guide to young scholars.

Here is a short bio in French.   

If you go to ENA.lu and search for interviews of Pierre Pescatore, you will find some truly remarkable archives.

With his passing, an era comes to a close.

Full post as published by EU Law Blog on February 07, 2010 (boomark / email).