Henry Cattan (1906 – 1992) was a Palestinian jurist and writer. Cattan was born in 1906 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, Palestine. His father was Naklih Cattan, and he was educated at the

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and the

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. After qualifying as a barrister, Cattan lectured at the Jerusalem Law School from 1932 to 1942, practising law in Palestine and Syria, and was a member of the Palestine Law Council until 1948. He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946. Cattan was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the

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in 1947 and 1948. Other individuals nominated for this delegation included Jamal al-Husayni,

Emil Ghuri Emil Ghuri ( ar, إميل الغوري, alternatively spelled Emil Ghoury) (1907–1984), a Palestinian Christian who was Secretary-General of the Arab Higher Committee (AHC), the official leadership of the Arabs in British Mandate of Palestine ...

, Wasef Kamal, Issa Nakhleh and Rasem Khalidi. He died in 1992.

Selected publications

* ''Palestine, the Arabs, and Israel'' (1969) * ''The Palestine Question'' (1988) * ''Palestine: The Road to Peace'' * ''Palestine and International Law''
The Status of Jerusalem (1981)
1906 births 1992 deaths Alumni of the University of London Mandatory Palestine expatriates in France Mandatory Palestine expatriates in the United Kingdom Palestinian writers People from Jerusalem University of Paris alumni {{Palestine-writer-stub