Sir Hersch Lauterpacht ( 16 August 1897 , ZÃ Å kiew , Poland â `` 8 May 1960 ) was a member of the United Nations ' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1954 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1955 to 1960 . Sir Hersch Lauterpacht ( 16 August 1897 , Zhovkva , Austrian Galicia , Austria-Hungary ( now in Ukraine ) -- 8 May 1960 ) was a member of the United Nations ' International Law Commission from 1952 to 1954 and a Judge of the International Court of Justice from 1955 to 1960 .