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.