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On the recordOctober 31, 1962
Judge Jessup has come to the International Court of Justice with the understanding that a regime of international law must be achieved by the efforts of men engaged in the daily work of regulating practical relations among states.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Statement Commending Judge Philip C. Jessup, Member of the International Court of Justice.

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