EUROPEAN CHAIR OF THE COLLEGE DE FRANCE: Prof. dr. dr. Alain WIJFFELS (2016-2017)

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Prof. dr. dr. Alain A. Wijffels (KUL/UCL/Leiden/Lille II-CNRS) obtained the prestigious European Chair of the Collège de France for the academic year 2016-2017.

His inaugural lecture "Le droit européen a-t-il une histoire ? En a-t-il besoin ?" can be watched here.

A special section of the Collège de France's website is dedicated to the series of free public courses prof. Wijffels delivers. The first course (27 April; Métamorphoses du pouvoir : des droits savants médiévaux aux droits communs des Temps Modernes, la privatisation d'un système de gouvernance publique) can already be watched and listened to.

On 12 May, Prof. Wijffels organizes a colloquium on the comparative history of law, featuring several distinguished legal historians.

The final lecture (Pour une culture juridique européenne) will be held on 29 June.

Prof. Wijffels' appointment was echoed in mainstream media as well. A 30 minute-broadcast on France Inter ("La Marche de l'histoire") can be found here.