In October 2017, the Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme published in its n° 112 the proceedings of a one-day Tribute to René Cassin, organized in Strasbourg by our Foundation in close collaboration with the Council of Europe and the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme (CNCDH). We are delighted to be able to make this document available online, in free access hereto mark the ^75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We would like to thank Anthémis Editions , and refer you to the RTDH website, which includes an index of all the articles published since the creation of the Revue in 1990. This tribute to René Cassin, which brings together exceptional personal accounts with historical and legal studies, comprises several sections that can also be consulted separately:

1- Opening speeches

– Guido RAIMONDI , President of the European Court of Human Rights: “René Cassin, l’homme de la situation” – Jean-Paul COSTA, President of the René Cassin Foundation. – Christine LAZERGES, President of the CNCDH.

2- Personal testimonials

– Nicole QUESTIAUX – Alain BERTHOZ – Jean WALINE – Jean-Bernard MARIE

3- René Cassin, contemporary capital

– Claude HENRY: “René Cassin, combattant des deux guerres” – Charles LEBEN: “La place du judaïsme dans la formation du républicain laïc et l’action de René Cassin à l’Alliance israélite universelle”. – Valentine ZUBER: “La dimension philosophique de l’œuvre de René Cassin face à la critique des droits de l’homme”.

4- The topicality of René Cassin’s work

– Emmanuel DECAUX: “International lessons”. – Sébastien TOUZE: “European lessons”. – Patrick WACHSMANN: “René Cassin constitutionalist”. – Catherine TEITGEN-COLLY: “Administrative lessons”.

5- General conclusions

– Laurence BURGORGUE LARSEN: “The extraordinary destiny of René Cassin”.