Colin Aikman
Colin Campbell Aikman | |
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| Born | 24 August 1919 |
| Died | 22 December 2002 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | New Zealand |
Colin Campbell Aikman CBE (24 August 1919 – 22 December 2002) was a New Zealand public servant, lawyer and diplomat. He was Professor of Jurisprudence and Constitutional Law at Victoria University of Wellington between 1955 and 1968; first Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji; and New Zealand’s High Commissioner to India and Bangladesh and Ambassador to Nepal between 1975 and 1978.[1][2]
He reported on the Nuremberg trials for the New Zealand government[3] and spoke for New Zealand at the UN when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.[4]
Aikman's daughter, Helen Aikman (6 December 1955 – 8 January 2012) was a Queen's Counsel.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Death of Leading NZ Constitutional Lawyer Dr Colin Aikman". beehive.govt.nz. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ http://www.victoria.ac.nz/law/research/publications/vuwlr/prev-issues/pdf/vol-34-2003/issue-4/keith.pdf
- ^ "Young Kiwi lawyer unimpressed by feared Nazis at war crimes trial - National - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 12 August 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Rosslyn Noonan: Promoting human rights part of our national identity - National - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Tim Donoghue. "Lawyer with a passion for the Pacific". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ http://my.lawsociety.org.nz/in-practice/people/obituaries/obituaries-list/helen-mary-aikman-qc-1955-2012
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