Antonio Cassese, Jurist and Scholar
This past Saturday, Antonio Cassese, jurist and scholar, died at his home in Florence, Italy [NYT obituary]. Through his judicial decisions and scholarly publications, Cassese greatly influenced international law, especially war crimes jurisprudence. Highlights of his career include the first presidency of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, presidency of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and head of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on Darfur.
Scholarly publications of Cassese include –
