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Georges Vedel

Also Known As Le doyen
Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Europe

Georges Vedel was a French professor of public law, born in Auch in 1910 and dying in 2002. Credited with reshaping the discipline of public law in France through a theory uniting constitutional and regulatory law, he served as a member of France's Constitutional Council from 1980 to 1989 after being appointed by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing. He was elected to the Academie Francaise in 1998 and was known as a strong advocate for European federalism.

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Role
Public law professor from Auch, France 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
French 2
Born
1910 3
Birth Date
1910-07-05 3
Birthplace
Auch 3
Died
2002 3
Death Date
2002-02-21 3
Place of Death
7th arrondissement of Paris 3
Classification
Field of Law
Constitutional Law 1
Gender
Male 2
Role
Role (category)
Legal Scholar 2
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What did Georges Vedel write?

He wrote manuals on constitutional and regulatory law that shaped generations of French legal experts.

Georges Vedel was a published author who wrote manuals on constitutional and regulatory law. According to Wikipedia, these publications left their mark on generations of French legal experts.
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1. Georges Vedel (Wikipedia)
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Georges Vedel (5 July 1910-21 February 2002) was a French public law professor from Auch, France.
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2. Georges Vedel (Wikipedia)
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  • Full article, gender
    Vedel is credited as being "the reviser of public law [in France]." He was a faculty member of universities in Poitiers, Toulouse, and Paris, at both Panthéon-Assas University.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Georges Vedel was a French professor of public law, born in Auch in 1910 and dying in 2002.
  • Biography section
    He was a published author, having written manuals on constitutional and regulatory law, publications which both left their mark on generations of French legal experts. Vedel was most well known for his theory of the constitutional bases present in regulatory law, a theory that united the field of public law in France. Georges Vedel was a member of the Constitutional Council of France from 1980 to 1989.
  • In Legal System: French Legal System, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a French public law professor from Auch
  • Member Of: Conseil Constitutionnel (Constitutional Council of France), Wikipedia category: cat:Members of the Constitutional Council (France)
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3. Wikidata: Georges Vedel
  • Wikidata Q679004, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1910
  • Wikidata Q679004, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1910-07-05
  • Wikidata Q679004, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2002
  • Wikidata Q679004, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2002-02-21
  • Wikidata Q679004, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Auch
  • Wikidata Q679004, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): 7th arrondissement of Paris
  • Wikidata Q679004, P1449/P4970 alias claim (fr)
    also known as: Le doyen
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