University of PoitiersThe University of Poitiers (UP; French: Université de Poitiers, pronounced) is a public university located in Poitiers, France. It is a member of the Coimbra Group. It is multidisciplinary and contributes to making Poitiers the city with the highest student/inhabitant ratio in France by welcoming nearly 28,000 students in 2017.University of ToulouseThe University of Toulouse is a public research university, based in Toulouse, France. Originally established in 1229, it was one of the earliest universities to emerge in Europe. Suppressed during the French Revolution in 1793, it was refounded in 1896 as part of the reorganization of higher education. It was abolished in 1969, giving birth to the three universities: Toulouse Capitole University, University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès and Paul Sabatier University.
Valéry Giscard d'EstaingPresident of France from 1974 to 1981Valéry René Marie Georges Giscard d'Estaing (UK: , US: ; French:; 2 February 1926 – 2 December 2020), also known as simply Giscard or VGE, was President of France from 1974 to 1981. After serving as Minister of Finance under prime ministers Jacques Chaban-Delmas and Pierre Messmer, Giscard d'Estaing won the presidential election of 1974 with 50.8% of the vote against François Mitterrand of the Socialist Party.René HuygheRené Huyghe (3 May 1906 Arras, France – 5 February 1997, Paris) was a French writer on the history, psychology and philosophy of art. He was also a curator at the Louvre's department of paintings (from 1930), a professor at the Collège de France director of the Musée Jacquemart-André, and, beginning in 1960 a member of the Académie Française. He was the father of the writer François-Bernard Huyghe.
Paris-Panthéon-Assas UniversityParis-Panthéon-Assas University, abbreviated as Assas University (French: Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas) and commonly known as Assas or Paris 2, is a public research university in Paris, France. It is considered the direct successor of the Faculty of Law of Paris, the second-oldest faculty of Law in the world, founded in the 12th century.
FranceCountry primarily in Western EuropeFrance, officially the French Republic, is a country primarily located in Western Europe. Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean.Public lawPublic law is the part of law that governs relations and affairs between legal persons and a government, between different institutions within a state, between different branches of governments, as well as relationships between persons that are of direct concern to society. Public law comprises constitutional law, administrative law, tax law and criminal law, as well as all procedural law. Laws concerning relationships between individuals belong to private law.
Académie FrançaiseThe Académie Française (French pronunciation:), also known as the French Academy, is the principal French council for matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Abolished in 1793 during the French Revolution, it was restored as a division of the Institut de France in 1803 by Napoleon Bonaparte. It is the oldest of the five académies of the institute.
Constitutional Council (France)The Constitutional Council (French: Conseil constitutionnel, ) is the highest constitutional authority in France. It was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958 to ensure that constitutional principles and rules are upheld. It is housed in the Palais-Royal in Paris.
AuchAuch (French pronunciation:; Gascon: Aush) is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the Occitania, it is the capital of the Gersdepartment. GeographyLocalizationThe commune of Auch is located in the arrondissement of Auch and in the Gers valley, roughly in the centre of the Gers département.Georges DumézilGeorges Edmond Raoul Dumézil (French: [dymezil]; 4 March 1898 – 11 October 1986) was a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology. He was a professor at Istanbul University, École pratique des hautes études and the Collège de France, and a member of the Académie Française. Dumézil is well known for his formulation of the trifunctional hypothesis on Proto-Indo-European mythology and society.
Noëlle LenoirFrançoise Noëlle Monique Lenoir (French pronunciation: [nɔɛl lənwaʁ]; née Fréaud, 27 April 1948) is a French retired politician who served as Minister for European Affairs from 2002 to 2004 under Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin. She previously was a member of the Constitutional Council from 1992 to 2001.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.