Clements Nathan Research Centre

About the CCJO

The Clemens Nathan Research Centre was established two years ago as the research arm of the Consultative Council of Jewish Organisations. It is named after Mr Clemens Nathan, its first chairman, as a tribute to his many years of activity in the field of international human rights, starting with his collaboration with the eminent human rights pioneer René Cassin, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and a principal drafter of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. Clemens Nathan is the joint-chairman of the CCJO, and (among many other activities) chaired the Cambridge Centre for Jewish-Christian Relations for many years.

Since the Clemens Nathan Research Centre's establishment, it has initiated a number of projects. In November 2005, it held a conference on Terrorism and Human Rights, and in February 2005, together with the Commonwealth Institute of the University of London, and Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, it held a colloquium on religion and human rights entitled 'Does God believe in Human Rights?' The papers, delivered by distinguished experts, will be published as a book by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers early next year.

The Clemens Nathan Research Centre is also carrying out a long term research project, in collaboration with the International Bar Association and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Lund, Sweden, on formulating rules for the conduct of international fact-finding missions.