Cassin, René, 1887-1976

Identifier
990002326410304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1973 - 31 Dec 1974
Languages
  • French
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Note(s)

  • ports.

  • Envelope 4/63 ; microfilm reel 055 ; Frames 520 - 531

  • 7 newspaper clippings

  • René Cassin was a Jewish French jurist, law professor and judge. He served asa soldier in World War I, and later went on to form the Union Fédérale, a leftist, pacifist Veterans organisation. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968 for his work in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. That same year, he was also awarded one of the UN's own Human Rights Prizes. René Cassin founded the French Institute of Administrative Sciences (IFSA) which was recognized as a public utility association -- (Wikipedia)

People

  • Cassin, René, 1887-1976
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