PEACE: René Cassin 1968 - Côte St-Luc, QC, Canada
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This memorial plaque of René Cassin is located in Côte St-Luc, Qc, Canada.
Waymark Code: WME0JA
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 03/17/2012
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This memorial plaque is part of the Human Rights Walkway located in the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Park in Côte St-Luc.
René Samuel Cassin (born 5 October 1887 in Bayonne, France – died 20 February 1976 in Paris, France) was a French jurist, law professor and judge.
A soldier in World War I, he 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.
Field of Accomplishment: Peace
Year of Award: 1968
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