QUINCY WRIGHT AND THE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION OF PEACE

QUINCY WRIGHT, PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, SUPERVISED THE SECTION OF THE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ORGANIZATION OF PEACE (CSOP) THAT EXPLORED THE CREATION OF A POLITICAL INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (THE SOON TO BE UN). HIS OPINIONS ON MATTERS OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN WERE WIDELY RESPECTED. THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES HIS INFLUENCE IN FOUR AREAS IN WHICH THE COMMISSION CONCENTRATED ITS EFFORTS: THE SO-CALLED PROGRAM BEFORE THEM; PRINCIPLES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR ORGANIZING PEACE; TRANSITION PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THE WAR; AND THE ROLE OF THE UNITED STATES.