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Was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist. During the German occupation of World W

Was a French politician, essayist, historian, and memoirist. During the German occupation of World War II, he joined the French Resistance in the Maquis, and in 1942 fled to Charles de Gaulle's headquarters in Algiers, where he was made head of the Provisional Government of the Republic's legislative department. At the end of the war he served as French counsel for the prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials.

Is a Polish lawyer, publicist and an activist for victims of Nazism.After the Polish-Soviet War and

Is a Polish lawyer, publicist and an activist for victims of Nazism.After the Polish-Soviet War and the Peace of Riga in 1921 he moved back to Poland.[1] In 1930 he finished the Tytus Chalubinski National Gymnasium in Radom and then studied at the Law School of Warsaw University.[1] He graduated in 1934.[1]In 1939, in the wake of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Kossoy fled Warsaw and escaped eastward to Lviv which was taken over by the Soviet Union after the Soviet invasion of Poland.[2] He was hoping to locate his family there and he himself planned on making his way through Romania to France to join the Polish army that was being recreated there.[1] However, in 1940 he was arrested by the Soviet militia on the charge of smuggling watches which he was trying to sell to raise money for his family and for travel to France.

Is a South African Rhodes scholar and current Constitutional Court justice.[1] Cameron served as a S

Is a South African Rhodes scholar and current Constitutional Court justice.[1] Cameron served as a Supreme Court of Appeal judge from 2000 to 2008. He was the first senior South African official to state publicly that he was living with HIV/AIDS. Cameron was inspired to act by the stoning and stabbing to death of Gugu Dlamini after she had admitted on a Zulu language radio that she was HIV positive. He was born in Pretoria.

Was an Indian Member of Parliament in the 6th Lok Sabha, representing the Indian National Congress P

Was an Indian Member of Parliament in the 6th Lok Sabha, representing the Indian National Congress Party, and was burnt to death in his own home by Hindu rioters during the Gujarat riots of 2002. He had been a noted trade unionist, and was one of the top party officials of the Congress party in Gujarat. His name is also written Ahsan Jafri.The death of such a prominent ex-parliamentarian by rioters, and the inability of the government apparatus to come to his aid despite repeated desperate phone calls from top Congress officials over a period of five hours, has been pointed to by many as evidence of the Hindutva Bharatiya Janata Party state government's involvement in the riots[1]. Further, the complete lack of progress in the case - most of the cases have been closed without arrest by 2007[2], has also been seen as evidence of the state government complicity[3].

Was a Filipino Polymath, a Public Prosecutor in Quezon City and later became a Division Chief [1]. L

Was a Filipino Polymath, a Public Prosecutor in Quezon City and later became a Division Chief [1]. Lieux was born in Loon, Bohol. The 3rd of the 13 children born to a wealthy family. He is a poet, a writer, a labor leader, bowler, painter, fisherman and a loving father to his 3 children (Rey Ian, Rex Noel and Ralph Leo).

American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the prototype

American lawyer and statesman and the 1912 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the prototype of the 20th century "wise man", who shuttled between high-level government positions in Washington, D.C. and private-sector legal practice in New York City.

Was a German politician and lawyer. She was one of the four Mütter des Grundgesetzes ((German) "Mot

Was a German politician and lawyer. She was one of the four Mütter des Grundgesetzes ((German) "Mothers of the Basic Law") — the inclusion of equality as a fundamental right in the German Constitution was largely her doing. Her family could not afford to

Was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirin

Was a Filipino politician, and the sixth President of the Philippines.A lawyer by profession, Quirino entered politics when he became a representative of Ilocos Sur from 1919 to 1925. He was then elected as senator from 1925-1931. In 1934, he became a member of the Philippine independence commission that was sent to Washington, D.C., which secured the passage of Tydings-McDuffie Act to American Congress.

Was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She was lionized as a free

Was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing, and speeches. She was lionized as a free-thinking "rebel woman" by admirers, and derided as an advocate of politically motivated murder and violent revolution by her critics.

Was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and la

Was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor, he served in the Supreme Court for 18 years, including 6 years as Chief Justice.Fernando was appointed as a Code Commissioner in 1953 and served in that capacity until 1964. In the 1950s, he served as a Presidential adviser to Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia. He likewise engaged in an extensive private practice prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court. Among his law partners was Senator Lorenzo Tañada, with whom he would co-author a popular hornbook on constitutional law. In his lifetime, Fernando would author several books on constitutional and administrative law.[4]

Publicist, the first to publicly advocate for Latvia's independence in 1917. Ernests Blanks was edit

Publicist, the first to publicly advocate for Latvia's independence in 1917. Ernests Blanks was editorial writer of Dzimtenes Atbalss (Fatherland’s Echo). At a time when others discussed Latvia’s and, the other Baltic countries, autonomy, Ernests Blanks d

Is a German judge and legal philosopher. In 1953 he received a PhD in law as well as in philosophy.

Is a German judge and legal philosopher. In 1953 he received a PhD in law as well as in philosophy. In 1964 he made his postdoctoral habilitation with his thesis The power of organisation in the purview of the government. A survey on constitutional law in

Was a Filipino lawyer, film producer, Metro Manila Film Festival executive committee member. He was

Was a Filipino lawyer, film producer, Metro Manila Film Festival executive committee member. He was also Chairman of the Film Academy of the Philippines. He also founded the now defunct Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions,[1] which produced Ibigay mo sa akin ang bukas (1986) Boy Tornado (1987) Alyas Pogi (Birador ng Nueva Ecija) (1990) and Mabuting Kaibigan, Masamang Kaaway (1991).[2]

Was the first female Minister to serve in the government of Brazil.[1] Ferraz served as the Brazilia

Was the first female Minister to serve in the government of Brazil.[1] Ferraz served as the Brazilian Minister of Education from 1982 until 1985.[1]Esther Ferraz was born in Sao Paulo on February 6, 1929. She was a member of the Academia Paulista de Letras.[1] Ferraz earned a law degree and became a lawyer. She went onto to become the first woman to chair the Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil), or OAB, beginning in 1949.[1] Ferraz later became the first woman to teach and lecture at the University of São Paulo (USP).[1]

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), conservative politician.Eustachy educated in Poland and Paris in 185

Was a Polish noble (szlachcic), conservative politician.Eustachy educated in Poland and Paris in 1859–1860. He studied law on the Jagiellonian University from 1862 to 1864. He sympathized with the insurgents of the January Uprising of 1863–1864 and took part in meetings with Marian Langiewicz in Goszcz. In April 1863 he traveled with a secret correspondence for the "Hôtel Lambert" to Paris, and stayed there until the end of the Uprising. From 1873 until 1901 member and from October 14, 1890 to February 9, 1895 Marshal of the National Sejm in Galicia. He was member of the Herrenhaus and member of the Austrian Council of the State from October 27, 1879. Successor of Kazimierz Feliks Badeni in the office of governor of Galicia from 1895 until 1898.

Was a Dutch lawyer. He was murdered in Amsterdam, one day before he would talk to various media abou

Was a Dutch lawyer. He was murdered in Amsterdam, one day before he would talk to various media about the various investigations the Dutch Department of Justice was conducting after him.Among Hingst's clients were many noted criminals, including Sam Klepper and John Mieremet, who was once shot in front of Hingst's office. After this assault, Mieremet has claimed that Hingst had tried to set him up and promised revenge