investigate Communist penetration of the IPR That Jessup had urged that United States atom bomb production be brought to a halt in 1946, and that essential atomic ingredients be "dumped into the ocean" That Jessup had appeared as a character witness for Alger Hiss and that after Hiss's conviction, Jessup had found "no reason whatever to change his opinion about Hiss's veracity, loyalty and integrity" McCarthy's allegations severely damaged Jessup's reputation and career. Nonetheless, US President Harry S. Truman appointed Jessup as United States delegate to the United Nations in 1951. However, when the appointment came before the Senate, it was not approved, largely because of McCarthy's influence. Truman circumvented the Senate by assigning Jessup to the United Nations on an "interim appointment." Shortly after John F. Kennedy took office as president, the State Department approved the appointment of Jessup as U.S. candidate for the International Court of Justice, a post that did not need Senate confirmation. He served from 1961 to 1970. Upon returning from the Netherlands, Jessup took up a series of academic positions at the University of Georgia School of Law, Columbia University, and Wellesley College. Personal life and legacy In 1921, Jessup married Lois Walcott Kellogg. Jessup died on January 31, 1986, in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Jessup is the uncle of television writer Ted Jessup. Honors An international law moot court competition, the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, is named in Jessup's honor. It is held annually in Washington D.C. and is attended by law students from around the world. Works The Law of Territorial Waters and Maritime Jurisdiction (G.A. Jennings Co., 1927) Elihu Root (Dodd, Mead & Co., 1938) A Modern Law of Nations (Macmillan Co., 1948) Transnational Law (Yale University Press, 1956) Controls for Outer Space and the Antarctic Analogy (With Howard Taubenfeld, Columbia University Press, 1959) The Price of International Justice (1971) The Birth of Nations (Columbia University Press, 1974) References Further reading Hearings before the Senate subcommittee investigating the Institute of Pacific Relations External links ICJ Judges Manley O. Hudson Awards and 26 January 2009 ICJ Presidents H.E. Rosalyn Higgins and H.E. Stephen M. Schwebel at the ILSA-ASIL Gala Dinner Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on 27 March 2009 and Jessup's 50th Anniversary Honorary Committee and 50th Jessup Video and 50th Jessup Programme and Prize for "Best Jessup Oralist" Launched in