Professor James Crawford, chair of the law faculty at the University of
Cambridge said "He was possibly the most significant leader of international
law in England. He will be missed. He was the greatest professor of
international law Cambridge has produced."

Sir Robert (known as Robbie) was born in Bradford, W Yorks, on 19 Oct 1913,
the son of Arthur Jennings. He was educated at Belle Vue Grammar School,
Bradford, and Downing College, Cambridge, (LLB 1935; Hon Fellow 1982).

He was Whewell Scholar in International Law at Cambridge, 1936; and Joseph
Hodges Choate Fellow at Harvard University, 1936-37. He was an assistant
lecturer in law at the London School of Economics, 1938-39 and a Fellow of
Jesus College, Cambridge from 1939 (Hon Fellow, 1982). From 1940 to 1949 he
served in the Intellegence Corps, reaching the rank of Major. He was called
to the Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1943. He was senior tutor at Jesus, 1949-55.
In 1955 he became Whewell Professor of International Law at Cambridge, which
post he held until 1981. He was also a Reader in International Law at the
Council of Legal Education, 1959-70.

In 1982 he was appointed a judge of the International Court of Justice, and
served as president of the court 1991-94, He retired in 1995.

Sir Robert was appointed a QC in 1969 and knighted in 1982.

He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration from 1982; of the
Institute of International Law from 1967 (vice-president, 1979; president
1981-83); an hon member of the Indian Society of International Law and an
hon life member of the American Society of International Law. He had
honorary degrees from the Universities of Hull, Cambridge, Leicester,
Saarland and La Sapiensa, Rome.

In 1955 Sir Robert married Christine, younger daughter of Bernard Bennett.
She (now 76) survives him, as do their three children Dick, Pippa and Joey,
and nine grandchildren. The funeral will take place at Grantchester, where
he had lived since 1961.

Times obit at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-1210665,00.html