[Law] Jacob Israel de Haan (1881-1924)
Wezen en taak der Rechtskundige significa. Amsterdam, P.N. van Kampen & Zoon, 1916. 32 p. Stapled. Stamp on cover 'Recensie-exemplaar' + Rechtskundige significa en hare toepassing op de begrippen: "aansprakelijk, verantwoordelijk, toerekeningsvaatbaar". Amsterdam, W. Versluys, 1916. Orig. wrappers, spine dam., sellotape in corners.
Rare legal texts by De Haan, a zionist and early writer on homosexuality. Together with Henriette Roland Holst and Frederik van Eeden, he founded what was considered a forerunner of Amnesty International. He was the victim of a political murder in Palestina in 1924.
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