Jean Zermatten [SEP] place of birth
Jean Zermatten
Jean Zermatten (born 2 March 1948 in Sion, Valais) is a specialist of children's rights. He is the son of the Swiss writer Maurice Zermatten. He is Chairman of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and is the first Swiss member of this Committee.
After studying Law at the University of Fribourg, he became clerk, and later "ad hoc" judge at the Criminal Court for Juveniles in Fribourg. Then he's President and Dean of the Juvenile Court of the Canton
Zermatten
Zermatten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Jean Zermatten, activist
- Maurice Zermatten (1910-2001), Swiss writer
- Walter Zermatten (born 1971), Argentine footballer