François Gény lived from 1861 to 1959 and was a French jurist and professor of law at the University of Nancy who introduced the notion of free scientific research to the interpretation of positive law. His advocacy of judicial discretion in the interpretation of statutory law had an important influence across Europe, and he emphasized that judges should take social and economic factors into account when deciding cases.
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RoleJurist and professor of law at the University of Nancy; originator of the free scientific research (libre recherche scientifique) method of legal interpretation 2 Nationality / JurisdictionFrance; civil law, statutory interpretation methodology 2 BirthplaceBaccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France 2 Place of Death Classification
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1. François Gény (Wikipedia)
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He also taught civil law and international law in the University of Dijon (1890-1900), where he met another famous law teacher, Raymond Saleilles.
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Born (1861-12-17)17 December 1861 Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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Born (1861-12-17)17 December 1861 Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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Born (1861-12-17)17 December 1861 Baccarat, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France
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Died 26 December 1959(1959-12-26) (aged 98) Nancy, France
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Died 26 December 1959(1959-12-26) (aged 98) Nancy, France
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Died 26 December 1959(1959-12-26) (aged 98) Nancy, France
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François Gény (1861-1959) was a French jurist and professor of law at the University of Nancy, who introduced the notion of "free scientific research" to the interpretation of positive law.
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In Science and technic in positive private law, published from 1914 to 1924, François Gény described a new method of interpretation called free scientific research with the goal to discover the origins of principles and rules.
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was a French jurist and professor of law at the Univ
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What method of legal interpretation is François Gény known for introducing?
He introduced the method of free scientific research, urging judges to weigh social and economic factors when interpreting statutes.
François Gény, a French jurist and professor of law at the University of Nancy, introduced the method of free scientific research to the interpretation of positive law. Set out in his four volume work Science and technic in positive private law, published from 1914 to 1924, the method drew on sociology, economics, linguistics, philosophy and theology, and Gény emphasized that judges should take social and economic factors into account when deciding cases, an approach that influenced legal interpretation across Europe.
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