Colin Aikman
Colin Aikman | |
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| Born | Colin Campbell Aikman 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 was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977.[5] In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to law and education.[6]
Aikman's daughter, Helen Aikman (6 December 1955 – 8 January 2012) was a Queen's Counsel.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Death of Leading NZ Constitutional Lawyer Dr Colin Aikman". The Beehive. beehive.govt.nz. 23 December 2002. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 42. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.
- ^ Tim Donoghue (6 February 2012). "Lawyer with a passion for the Pacific". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ ObituariesLaw Society Archived 22 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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