Armenpress

STUDENTS FROM THE FRENCH UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA WIN
EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMPETITION

YEREVAN, JULY 28, ARMENPRESS: The students of the
French University of Armenia beat their peers from 18
big European universities representing 10 countries
winning the first place at Rene Cassin Human Rights
European Competition.
The French embassy in Yerevan told Armenpress the
award ceremony was handled by a jury made up of
university faculty representatives, international
public servants and lawyers. The Cassin European Human
Rights Competition involves mock trials – in French –
based on the European Convention on Human Rights. It
is open to students of law and political sciences.
The French embassy said Brigitte Jirardin, the
French minister of commonwealth, development and
Francophonia sent a special letter of gratitude
mentioning that the French University of Armenia is
the biggest French university outside France. Rene
Cassin (1887-1976) was one of the most influential
members of the Commission on Human Rights. As a
professor of civil law at the University of Paris,
Cassin was an expert in international law with an
impassioned concern for human rights.
For these reasons, the delegates to the Commission
on Human Rights selected Cassin to compose the first
full draft of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. This early draft would contain most of the
rights and much of the language that would later be
set forth in the final document.
Rene Cassin spent his life defending the rights of
men, women, and children. His dedication to bettering
the lives of others and his contribution to the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights were eventually
recognized with a Nobel Peace Prize.