Detlev Frederick Vagts (February 13, 1929 – August 20, 2013) was an American legal scholar.
Vagts was born in Washington, DC, to German Alfred Vagts and Miriam Beard, daughter of Charles A.
After practicing at Cahill Gordon & Reindel for eight years—interrupted by service in the Judge Advocate General's Corps—Vagts joined faculty at his alma mater, receiving tenure in 1962.
In 1984, having been the Eli Goldston Professor of Law for four years, Detlev Vagts was appointed Bemis Professor of International Law, succeeding Louis B.
This American law–related biographical article is a stub.