When was René Cassin born?

René Cassin was born on 5 October 1887 in Bayonne.

What positions has René Cassin held?

Positions held by René Cassin include: president (1969–1976); President of the European Court of Human Rights (1965–1968); member of the Consitutional council (1960–1971); Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (1959–1976); president (1954–1976).

Where did René Cassin study?

René Cassin was educated at Lycée Masséna, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence, University of Paris.

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René Cassin

French jurist (1887-1976)

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René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist known for co-authoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Born: 5 October 1887 wd
Place of birth: Bayonne wd
Died: 20 February 1976 wd
Place of death: 13th arrondissement of Paris wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: jurist, diplomat, politician wd
Political party: Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party wd
Education: Lycée Masséna, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence, University of Paris wd

Positions held wd

president (1969–1976)
President of the European Court of Human Rights (20 May 1965 – 15 June 1968)
member of the Consitutional council (11 July 1960 – 2 March 1971)
Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (21 January 1959 – 20 February 1976)
president (1954–1976)
president (27 March 1947 – 20 February 1976)
president (1947–1960)
president (1946–1949)
Vice President of the State Council of France (29 November 1944 – 30 September 1960)
president (1943–1976)
president (1922–1924)

Awards wd

Nobel Peace Prize (1968)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms
Companion of the Liberation
Resistance Medal (1947)
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (1968)
Médaille militaire
Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford

About

Born in Bayonne, Cassin served as a soldier in the First World War during which he was seriously wounded. He was of Portuguese-Jewish descent.

On 24 June 1940, during the Second World War, Cassin heeded General Charles de Gaulle's radio appeal and joined him in London. Cassin used his legal expertise to help de Gaulle's Free French.

Between 1944 and 1959, Cassin was a member of the Council of State.

Seconded to the UN Commission on Human Rights after the war, he was a major contributor to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. For that work, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968. The same year, he was awarded one of the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Prizes.

Questions

When was René Cassin born?: René Cassin was born on 5 October 1887 in Bayonne.
What positions has René Cassin held?: Positions held by René Cassin include: president (1969–1976); President of the European Court of Human Rights (1965–1968); member of the Consitutional council (1960–1971); Judge of the European Court of Human Rights (1959–1976); president (1954–1976).
Where did René Cassin study?: René Cassin was educated at Lycée Masséna, Faculté de droit d'Aix-en-Provence, University of Paris.

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