Memorial for Cassin in Forbach/France

René Samuel Cassin (5 October 1887 – 20 February 1976) was a French jurist and judge. Centre Centre Church Station Forbach is a small town in France. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... A lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law (and in other forms of dispute resolution). ... A judge or justice is an appointed or elected official who presides over a court. ...

He was born in Bayonne. He served on the UN's Human Rights Commission and the Hague Court of Arbitration. He was also a member (1959-1965) and president (1965-1968) of the European Court of Human Rights. View of Grand Bayonne across the Adour For other uses, see Bayonne (disambiguation). ... The United Nations Commission on Human Rights, a commission supervised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, is composed of representatives from 53 member states, and meets each year in regular session in March/April for six weeks in Geneva. ... The phrase Hague Tribunal can also be used to refer to ICTY. The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), also known as the Hague Tribunal is an international organization based in The Hague in the Netherlands. ... The ECHR should not be mistaken for the European Court of Justice, an institution of the European Union for the resolution of disputes under EU law. ...

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. The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (also UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, December 10, 1948), outlining basic human rights. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization made up of 191 states established in 1945. ... United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights were instituted by a General Assembly resolution in 1966. ...

See also: List of French Jews Jews have lived in France since Roman times, and since the French Revolution (and emancipation) have contributed to all aspects of French culture and society. ...

External link

• Nobel Committee Information for Cassin (http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1968/index.html)