René Cassin
René Cassin · Arts & Literature
Principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
1887, Bayonne, France — 1976, Paris, France
France
René Cassin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
René Cassin was a French jurist who was a principal drafter of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and a leading figure in postwar international law, later serving as president of the European Court of Human Rights. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968. Born to a Jewish family in Bayonne, he was a committed defender of Jewish and human-rights causes throughout his life.
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Source: Jinfo.org / Nobel Prize Peace 1968
Principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Source: Jinfo.org / Nobel Prize Peace 1968
