René Cassin
5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976
René Cassin was a French jurist and judge who was a principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A veteran of the First World War, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968 for his work advancing human rights.
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Life events
René Cassin was born into a Jewish family in Bayonne in southwestern France.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe earned degrees in law and the humanities, later becoming a professor of law.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was seriously wounded while serving in the French army in 1914.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDuring the Second World War he served as a legal adviser to the Free French movement in London.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was a leading member of the UN commission that produced the Declaration adopted in 1948.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe served as president of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe received the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions to human rights.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgRené Cassin died in Paris and was later interred in the Panthéon.
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