The biography Ren\u00e9 Cassin<\/strong>, the Force of Law, written by Emmanuel Decaux,<\/strong> offers an accessible yet rigorous synthesis of the life journey of a major figure in human rights <\/strong>and the rule of law. Published in the \u201cDestins<\/strong>\u201d collection (Calype<\/strong>), the book places into perspective the coherence of a path shaped by the tragedies of the twentieth century and guided by a single constant demand: to make law a concrete form of protection against arbitrariness. <\/p>\n A professor of law whose life path was profoundly disrupted by the Great War and later by the defeat of 1940, Ren\u00e9 Cassin committed himself at a very early stage to the idea of \u201cpeace through law<\/strong>\u201d and joined London as early as June 1940<\/strong>, becoming one of the first civilians to respond to General de Gaulle\u2019s call. Within Free France, he played a central role as a jurist and institutional architect<\/strong>, firmly committed to the legitimacy and legality of Fighting France. <\/p>\n The book also revisits his responsibilities at the highest levels of the State and of international institutions: Vice-President of the Conseil d\u2019\u00c9tat <\/strong>(1944\u20131960), a key contributor to United Nations work on human rights, and later President of the European Court of Human Rights<\/strong>, culminating in the ultimate recognition of his commitment with the Nobel Peace Prize<\/strong> (1968).<\/p>\n This publication is part of a broader dynamic of transmission: as the 50th anniversary of Ren\u00e9 Cassin\u2019s passing approaches (1976\u20132026)<\/strong>, it provides a clear reference point for (re)establishing the fundamentals\u2014republican tradition<\/strong>, human dignity<\/strong>, the rule of law<\/strong>, and the role of institutions in the protection of human rights.<\/p>\n Title :<\/strong> Ren\u00e9 Cassin, la force du droit<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Author:<\/strong> Emmanuel Decaux<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Editor:<\/strong> Calype \u2014 collection \u00ab Destins \u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Format :<\/strong> poche, 112 pages<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Publication date<\/strong>: 8 January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n ISBN :<\/strong> 978-2-494178-29-8<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A new publication to rediscover the relevance of a legacy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commemoration","category-press-releases-news"],"yoast_head":"\nA book to understand Ren\u00e9 Cassin beyond the symbol<\/h3>\n
A publication set within a time of commemoration<\/h3>\n
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