Stephen M. Schwebel was born on March 10 , 1929 in New York City and while attending high school in New York City developed a strong interest in the United Nations Conference on International Organization being held in San Francisco . The U.N. Conference and the U.N. student organization that he was active in ( and that was later affiliated with the United Nations Association of the United States of America ) , marked the start of a long focus on international relations and law . After entering Harvard University , he became active in the U.N. student movement and participated in founding The United Nations Council of Harvard . In 1950 he received a B.A. '' magna cum laude '' with highest honors in government from Harvard and was awarded the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship . The Knox Fellowship enabled Schwebel to perform research and study in a Commonwealth country of his choice . Schwebel chose to study international law at Cambridge University in England under Sir Hersch Lauterpacht who advised him , upon completion of his year at Cambridge , to attend law school . He subsequently entered Yale Law School where he received an LL.B . ( 1954 ) . While studying at Yale , Schwebel was told by the eminent professor of law Myres McDougal that in order to become an influential international lawyer he first needed to , " earn his spurs , " at the best law firm that would take him . From 1954 to 1959 , Schwebel practiced law as an associate at the law firm of White & Case in New York City . While at White & Case , he had the opportunity to participate in one of the largest international arbitration cases of the 20th century - '' Saudi Arabia v. Arabian American Oil Company . '' Schwebel was assigned the , " digging , " on the case and spent countless hours going through files ; however , the experience engendered a lifelong interest in international arbitration . In 1959 , he accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Law at Harvard Law School where he taught until 1961 . In 1961 Schwebel started his career with the U.S. State Department as Assistant Legal Adviser on United Nations Affairs . In 1967 he returned to academia as the Burling Professor of International Law at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
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Stephen M. Schwebel