Oral history interview with Paul Berthoud, 2001
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- Name
- Berthoud, Paul (Interviewee)
- Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Paul Berthoud, 2001
- Abstract
- Born 1922; middle-class upbringing in 1920s Switzerland; early exposure through family to contemporary political issues, importance of international cooperation specifically in context of League of Nations; early exposure to other cultures; importance of multiple, disparate sources of news; university study of law and politics; Ph.D in international law at Graduate Institute of International Studie s in Switzerland; doctorate thesis on control of the execution of the International Labor Organization conventions; work for Swiss Ministry of Economics; taught course on United Nations at University of Neuchatel; post Ph.D. thesis on Article 2(7) of United Nations Charter; importance of United Nations Bulletin subscription in developing further knowledge concerning United Nations policy; 1948: difficulties entering the United Nation employment as a Swiss citizen; participant in early UN field work in Lebanon; discussion of global divide between North-South, and East-West, haves and have-nots; discussion of changing nature of United Nations Organization; discussion about formation and deployment of UNCTAD, or United Nations Conference in Trade and Development, 1964; discussion of multilateralism
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Jurisdiction; Economic development; International economic relations; Developed countries Economic policy; Developing countries Economic policy; Berthoud, Paul; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations History; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- United Nations official
- Note
- Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on January 9 and January 10, 2001
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13683204
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-ypcz-va64
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.