John Maktos

John Maktos was an employee of the United States State Department from 1929 until 1962.^[1] In 1948 he served as chairman of the United Nations Committee on Genocide that drafted provisions to make genocide an international crime treated in the same way as piracy.^{[citation needed]} In a 1973 interview Maktos describes the international law issues on which he worked as the State Department’s first Assistant Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs.^[2]

Maktos was a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School.^{[citation needed]}

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^ "John Maktos Oral History Interview". trumanlibrary.gov. National Archives and Records Administration, The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. May 28, 1973. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ Buchwald, Todd F. (2023). "International Law and the "New Cold War": An Opportunity for Reflection on International Law in the "Old" Cold War". Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (JIL). 55, Article 9 (1): 183–215. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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[1] "John Maktos Oral History Interview". trumanlibrary.gov. National Archives and Records Administration, The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. May 28, 1973. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[2] Buchwald, Todd F. (2023). "International Law and the "New Cold War": An Opportunity for Reflection on International Law in the "Old" Cold War". Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law (JIL). 55, Article 9 (1): 183–215. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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