René Cassin

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July 18, 2020

Name: René Cassin
Born: 10/05/1887
Died: 02/20/1976 (88 years old)
Occupation: French jurist, law professor and judge
Known for: Advocacy for Human Rights

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.

Birth Name: René Samuel Cassin

Notable Works: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Alias: RenÃ© Samuel Cassin

Birth Place: Bayonne, Basque Country, France

Death Place: Paris, France

Source: Wikipedia

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And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family.
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The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up.
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