Henri Rolin

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Henri Marthe Sylvie Rolin (Ghent, 3 May 1891 – Paris, 20 April 1973) was a Lawyer, Diplomat, Senator, President of the Belgian Senate, Minister, Minister of State, Judge then President of the European Court of Human Rights, President of the Institute of International Law, and Professor at the Free University of Brussels. The Rolin family of Belgium descended from Nicolas Rolin (1376-1462), Chancellor of the Dukes of Burgundy. Henri Rolin came from a branch of this family which had settled in Ghent and already included many lawyers. His grandfather was Hippolyte Rolin (1804-1888), a barrister who defended the Orangists before the Brussels Court. He also had a political career as a municipal councillor, alderman, president of the Liberal Association of Ghent, and later as Minister of Public Works from 1848 to 1850. He married the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Hellebaut, a renowned professor and lawyer. The couple had 18 children. His father, Albéric Rolin (1843-1937), was a doctor of law, a barrister and President of the Ghent Bar. He also taught at the University of Ghent and was a member and president of the Institute of International Law. He wrote several works on international law, modern law, and war.