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DeutschHervé Cassan
Hervé Cassan | |
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 Cassan in 2017 | |
| Born | 8 March 1947 |
| Died | 8 March 2021 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Diplomat Professor |
Hervé Cassan (8 March 1947 – 8 March 2021) was a French diplomat, professor and lawyer.[1] He was an advisor to the secretary-general of the United Nations, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, and his successor, Kofi Annan.[2] He also directed the cabinet of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and was a professor in the Faculty of Law at the Université de Sherbrooke.[3]
Biography[edit]
Cassan had a career as both a diplomat and a n academic.[4] He advised two United Nations secretaries-general in New York City,[5] and was a special counselor to the secretary-general of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie.[6] He also directed the organization's cabinet.[7] Other positions of his included his time as a lawyer and international consultant.[8]
Cassan was a professor of law at Paris Descartes University for 15 years.[9] He was a visiting professor at The Hague Academy of International Law, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and Louisiana State University in the United States. In 2010, he became a law professor at the Université de Sherbrooke in Quebec. His research focused on international mediation and negotiation, as well as procedures for solving international conflicts. He served on the special counsel of the Institute for Research and Education on Negotiation, associated with the ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Cassan died on 8 March 2021, his 74th birthday.[10]
Books[edit]
- Contrats internationaux et pays en développement (1990)
- Droit international du Développement (1991)
- Droit international du développement (2019)
- Traité pratique de négociation (2019)
References[edit]
- ^ "Décès du professeur Hervé Cassan". Université de Sherbrooke (in French). 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Rien de bon pour Raif" [Nothing good for Raif]. La Tribune (in French). 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Hervé Cassan" (in French). Université de Sherbrooke. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Honoré par l'Université de Sherbrooke, Raif Badawi adresse un message par la voix de son épouse" [Honored by the University of Sherbrooke, Raif Badawi sends a message through the voice of his wife]. Cision Canada (Press release) (in French). 8 June 2017.
- ^ "New Permanent Observer of International Organization of la Francophonie Presents Credentials". United Nations. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.
- ^ ""L'approche par items est, par définition, semblable à la négociation elle-même : un monde anti-dogmatique et un espace de liberté"" ["The item-based approach is, by definition, similar to negotiation itself: an anti-dogmatic world and a space of freedom"]. Cairn (in French). February 2016.
- ^ "Lettre du Cabinet du secrétaire général" [Letter from the Office of the Secretary General] (PDF). United Nations (in French). December 2006.
- "Le droit et la pratique de la médiation à l'O.N.U." [The law and practice of mediation at the U.N.O.] (in French). Société québécoise de droit international. 17 October 2013. - ^ "Hervé Cassan". France-Amérique (in French). 22 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Hervé CASSAN, PhD" (in French). ESSEC Business School. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020.
- ^ "La fac de droit de Sherbrooke en deuil" [Sherbrooke law school in mourning]. Droit-Inc (in French). 10 March 2021.
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