Henry Cattan

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Henry Catan (1906–1992) was a renowned Palestinian jurist and writer.

Catan, son of , was born in what is now West Jerusalem. He was educated at the University of Paris and the University of London. After qualifying as a barrister, he lectured at the from 1932 to 1942, practised law in Palestine and Syria, and was a member of the until 1948.

He testified before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Palestine in 1946. He was a member of the delegation which represented the Arab Higher Committee before the United Nations General Assembly in 1947 and 1948. Other people nominated for this delegation were Jamal al-Husayni, Emil Ghoury, , and .

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)

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