Henry Cattan | |
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Born | 1906 Jerusalem |
Occupation | jurist and writer |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Henry Cattan (1906–April 17, 1992) was a Palestinian jurist and writer who wrote extensively on legal issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the 1900s and was a prominent advocate for the state of Palestine. [1] [2]
Cattan was born in early 1906 in Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire Palestine. He was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London. [2]
After qualifying as a barrister, Cattan established a legal practice in Jerusalem in 1932. [3] He lectured at the Jerusalem Law School [1] from 1932 to 1942, [3] practising law in Palestine and Syria, and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948.
In 1948, Cattan became a refugee during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. He established a new practice in Damascus, Syria, and later in Beirut, Lebanon. Upon the move to Lebanon, Cattan specialized in oil and gas law. [3] ARAMCO and the Trans-Arabian Pipe Line Company had him on retainer for several years to consult on legal issues surrounding the companies' expansion into the Middle East. [2] Cattan later wrote two books on the subject in 1967: The Law of Oil Concessions in the Middle East and North Africa and The Evolution of Oil Concessions in the Middle East and North Africa. [3]
Cattan testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946. [3] Cattan was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly [1] in 1947 and 1948.
Cattan died on April 17, 1992 in Paris. [2]