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- Birth nameMahmoud Cherif Bassiouni
- Cherif Bassiouni was born on December 9, 1937 in Cairo, Egypt. He is known for Women, War & Peace (2011), P.O.V. (1988) and 60 Minutes (1968). He was married to Rosanna Cesari, Elaine Klemen-Bassiouni and Nina Delmissier. He died on September 25, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- SpousesRosanna Cesari(1962 - ?) (her death)Elaine Klemen-Bassiouni(? - 2017) (his death)Nina Delmissier(? - 2006) (her death)
- He wrote more than two dozen books and 200 scholarly articles on subjects including juvenile delinquency, international extradition, and the Islamic criminal justice system. He was a frequent consultant to the U.S. government, including during the Iran hostage crisis that began in 1979.
- He received a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Cairo. He graduated from Indiana University's law school, and received a master's degree and PhD in law, respectively, from John Marshall Law School in Chicago and George Washington University.
- He was studying law in France when the Suez Crisis broke out in 1956. He returned home to fight against the Israeli-British-French attack on the Sinai Peninsula. Later he was imprisoned for speaking out against what he described as disappearances and murders occurring under the regime of President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
- He was a law professor who helped create the International Criminal Court in 1998, after spending decades investigating human rights abuses around the world.
- I can place my little grain of sand and add to that very thin veneer of civilization. I'm a very firm believer in the incremental approach; things change because individuals move their little grain of sand.
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