Antonio Cassese

Antonio Cassese
OMRI
Born(1937-01-01)1 January 1937[1]
Atripalda, Italy
Died21 October 2011(2011-10-21) (aged 74)
Florence, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationPublic international law jurist
RelativesSabino Cassese (brother)

Antonio Cassese OMRI (1 January 1937 – 21 October 2011) was an Italian jurist who specialized in public international law.[2] He was the first President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the first President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon which he presided over until his resignation on health grounds on 1 October 2011.[3]

  1. ^ Antonio Cassese; Lal Chand Vohrah (January 2003). Man's inhumanity to man: essays on international law in honour of Antonio Cassese. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 9041119868. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  2. ^ Marlise Simons (23 October 2011). "Antonio Cassese, War Crimes Law Expert, Dies at 74". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ Martin Childs (5 November 2011). "Antonio Cassese: Visionary judge who brought war criminals to justice". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 5 June 2014.