Charles Bourne
1986 Read Medal Recipient
B.A. (Toronto), LL.M. (Cambridge), S.J.D. (Harvard), F.R.S.C.
Charles Bourne served as an Associate and/or Full Professor of Law at the universities of British Columbia (1950-1986) and Saskatchewan (1947-50). He served as the Academic-in-Residence with the Legal Bureau for the Department of External Affairs (1971-72). Professor Bourne served as a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague (1978-84). He authored numerous articles, including International Water Law (1997), and served as Editor-in-Chief for The Canadian Yearbook of International Law (1962-93). Professor Bourne served as the President of the CCIL (1978-80) and is an Honorary Life Member of the CCIL. He was the Chairman on the International Law Association Committee on International Water Resources Law (1990-2000).




