lawyers must first become experts in private law in order to ensure legal actions are founded in "hard law" rather than speculation. International court appointments McNair was elected a judge of the International Court of Justice in The Hague in 1945, a post he held until 1955; he was also president of the Court from 1952 to 1955. He later served as the first President of the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg from 1959 to 1965. Personal life Lord McNair married Marjorie Bailhache (1887–1971), a social worker and daughter of Sir Clement Bailhache, in 1912. They had one son and three daughters. McNair's wife died in 1971 and he in 1975, aged 90. He was succeeded in the barony by his son, Clement John McNair. Honours McNair was created a CBE in 1918 and knighted and made a King's Counsel in 1943. In 1955 he was raised to the peerage as Baron McNair, of Gleniffer in the County of Renfrew. He received an honorary DCL from Oxford and LLD from the University of Glasgow, University of Liverpool and University of Birmingham. He received an honorary DLitt from the University of Reading. Notes References Remarks of Former ICJ President Stephen M. Schwebel during Discussion and Dinner at the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law on 11-12 July 2008 External links International law scholars McNair, Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron McNair, Arnold Duncan, 1st Baron Presidents of the European Court of Human Rights People educated at Aldenham School McNair, Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron Members of Gray's Inn McNair, Arnold Duncan McNair, 1st Baron 20th-century English judges Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Fellows of the British Academy Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Vice-Chancellors of the University of Liverpool Whewell Professors of International Law British judges of United Nations courts and tribunals British judges of international courts and tribunals Hereditary barons created by Elizabeth II