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52-704: Paris Law School may refer to: Faculty of Law of Paris (c. 1150 – 1970) The Law School ( École de droit ) of Panthéon-Assas University (from 1971), the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris The Faculty of Law of the Paris Cité University (from 2019) (former Paris Descartes University) See also [ edit ] Law schools in France Sorbonne Law School (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

104-658: A "prestigious" "way of excellence" for "top-level lawyers". The Institut français de presse (in English: French Press Institute ), is the unit of Training and Research in Media, Communication and Journalism since 1970. Founded in 1937 in the Faculty of Law of Paris , the Institut des Sciences de la Presse (Press Sciences Institute) became the Institut français de presse in 1951. The department

156-590: A faculty-led publication in English, the Sorbonne-Assas Law Review, since 2012. University–wide (law, economics, management, media...), the university has an acceptance rate of 20%. 22.79% of students accepted by the university having received highest honors ("mention très bien") in high school during the 2019 session (second university in France, behind Paris 1 with 22.84%). In Law, within

208-527: A one-year maîtrise ) and only one DES was necessary to begin a doctorate. 2 additional DES are created in each faculty: DES in Criminal Law and Politics and Economics are separated in two DES. Following the events of May 1968 , the faculties of the University of Paris became independent universities Most law professors (88 out of 108) decided to perpetuate the faculty of law and economics within

260-399: A scientific council, and a council for studies and university life. Members of these boards serve two-year terms. The president of Panthéon-Assas is elected by members of the administration council, for a four-year tenure; he or she presides over this council. The president is assisted by two vice-presidents and several professors elected within their respective academic departments. Members of

312-448: A second-year "path", within a 2-year masters), under the following names: Originally exclusively linked to research studies and doctoral studies, the 5th-year LL.M. is now part of the joint Master's program and has become the norm in France for lawyers (including barristers ). They have become quite selective and in competition with one another, among all the programs in France. Many LL.M. programs have been created at Panthéon-Assas since

364-542: Is also mentioned in classical French literature, in particular in Les Misérables . At the dissolution of the Sorbonne in 1970, its two main buildings were place du Panthéon and rue d'Assas . Most of its law professors (88 out of 108) decided to perpetuate the faculty of law and economics by creating and joining a university of law offering the same programs within the same two buildings; therefore, they created

416-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Faculty of Law of Paris The institutions descended from the Faculty of Law of Paris are: During the Middle Ages , it was, with the faculty of law of the University of Bologna , the oldest one, one of the two most important faculties of law in the world. Pierre Abélard , founder of modern law,

468-399: Is situated at 12 Place du Panthéon. It is registered among the national heritage sites of France . History under the Faculty of Law of Paris The largest campus of Panthéon-Assas is located on Rue d'Assas and receives second-year to four-year law students. It was designed by Charles Lemaresquier , Alain le Normand, and François Carpentier to accommodate the growing number of students at

520-612: Is the oldest and one of the finest French schools in the field of communication and journalism studies, in particular with Sorbonne University 's CELSA in Neuilly . The Centre de formation des journalistes (in English: CFJ Graduate School of Journalism) is the Journalism Graduate school ( Grande école ) of the university, located in the heart of the 12th arrondissement. The graduate school

572-662: The Assas Law School , in 2021, the rate of "with honors" and "with highest honors" mentions among the admitted students was 95% (first among undergraduate programs in France). The four historical Masters in Law or LL.M. of the Faculty of Law of Paris were the Masters in: 1° Roman Law and History of Law, 2° Private Law, 3° Public Law and, starting 1964, 4°Criminal Law. They are now rebranded as "Master 2" or "Parcours" (meaning

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624-710: The ESSEC Business School , a summer school in law and economics, the Yale-Paris ;II-Essec Summer School . It created in 2011 the Sorbonne-Assas International Law School which have campuses in Paris, Singapore, Mauritius and Dubai. Assas has cooperation agreements with 315 partner universities, including 113 Erasmus+ partners. Panthéon-Assas offers several joint undergraduate and graduate programs with

676-638: The International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs was held in it in 2017. The scene at the Cairo airport from OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies was filmed in its entrance hall. The campus on Rue de Vaugirard provides for first-year students. It is located in the chapel wing of the former Jesuit College of the Immaculate Conception, where Charles de Gaulle was a pupil; the chapel itself, dating from

728-717: The Sainte-Geneviève Library or the French National Library . The university's publishing house, Éditions Panthéon-Assas , was established in 1998. Panthéon-Assas hosts several faculty-led publications in French: Jus Politicum (Political Law Journal) since 2008, the Revue de droit d'Assas (Assas Law Review) since 2010 and Droits fondamentaux (Human Rights Journal) since 2012. They are all available online. It also hosts

780-547: The Sorbonne ), writing with the influence of his wife Héloïse , stressed that subjective intention determines the moral value of human action and therefore that the legal consequence of an action is related to the person that commits it and not merely to the action. With this doctrine, Abelard created in the Middle Ages the idea of the individual subject central to modern law. This gave to School of Notre-Dame de Paris (later

832-517: The Sorbonne University . It has also joint programs with other French universities and institutions such as INSEAD ( Sorbonne University Alliance ), Dauphine, PSL University , Mines Paris, PSL University , Sciences Po Paris , ESSEC Business School, CY Cergy Paris University or HEC Paris . In 2013, the university set up an e-learning platform, called Agor@ssas . It created that year a distance-learning undergraduate degree in law,

884-534: The decretal Super Specula . Afterwards, the Paris Law Faculty was called " Faculté de décret " or " Consultissima decretorum facultas ", meaning Faculty of Canon Law. During this period, people who wanted to learn civil law (Roman Law) and become lawyers would usually go to the nearby faculty of law of the University of Orléans . Hence, Molière , Calvin , Perrault , Cujas , Rabelais , Fermat , La Boétie and others went to this faculty. After

936-591: The "Diplôme d'études supérieures". The Decree of the 2 May 1925 created in each faculty of Law 4 DES: DES in Roman Law and Legal history, DES in Private Law, DES in public Law and DES in Politics and Economics. It required students to obtain two of them undergraduate studies to be able to begin a doctorate (PhD). In 1964, the undergraduate studies took 4 years (4-year licence , and eventually 3-year licence and

988-444: The "University of Law, Economics and Social Sciences of Paris", now called Panthéon-Assas University . Likewise, most of the economics professors (35 out of 41) preferred to found the multidisciplinary Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University with professors of the faculty of humanities of Paris and a few professors of law. Pierre Abélard , teacher at the great cathedral school of Notre-Dame de Paris (that would eventually become

1040-479: The 18th century, was transformed into a lecture hall in the 1980s. The structure is a national heritage site. The Center of Roman Law and Legal History of Panthéon-Assas, hosting its research centers in legal history, is situated inside the Collège Sainte-Barbe , former school founded in 1460. The school was founded by Pierre Antoine Victor de Lanneau, teacher of religious studies , as a college of

1092-536: The 19 centres of Panthéon-Assas are located in the Latin Quarter university campus, with the main buildings on Place du Panthéon ( Panthéon Centre ) and Rue d'Assas ( Assas Centre ), hence its current name. The university is composed of five departments specializing in law, political science , economics , journalism and media studies , and public and private management , and it hosts 24 research centres and five specialized doctoral schools . Every year,

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1144-848: The Decree of 16 April 1974 authorizing the creation of more specialized LL.M.s than the 4 original ones, most notably the LL.M. in International Law and LL.M. in Comparative Law. Most of Panthéon-Assas' LL.M.s enjoy a similar strong reputation in France and Europe. Panthéon-Assas offers international integrated undergraduate programs ( Bachelor-Double maîtrise ) with universities such as Oxford University , University College London , King's College London , University College Dublin . It offers international integrated postgraduate programs (LL.M.-Master 2) with some universities such as, on top of

1196-643: The Edict of Saint-Germain of April 1679 by Louis XIV reestablished the teaching of Roman law in Paris, the faculty was known as the "faculty of civil and canon law ". Louis XIV also introduced French Customary Law into the programs. The faculty was closed alongside other faculties on September 15, 1793, by the French Revolution . In 1802, the faculty of law was re-opened, and was called "the School of Law of Paris" ( l'École de droit de Paris) . In 1896,

1248-462: The Faculty of Law of Paris. The official name of the university was changed to 'Paris II Panthéon-Assas University' in 1990. The name Panthéon-Assas is a reference to the main addresses of the pre-1968 Faculty of Law of Paris, which are now part of the university; namely, the buildings on Place du Panthéon and Rue d'Assas . The university is also referred to as 'Assas' or 'Paris II,' 'Sorbonne-Assas' and ' Sorbonne Law School '. After

1300-614: The Faculty of Law. Some joined interdisciplinary universities in Paris, like Panthéon-Sorbonne University , Paris Descartes University , Paris-East Créteil University (these names were formed later), or outside Paris . Likewise, most of its professors in economics (35 out of 41) preferred to join the multidisciplinary university, Paris I, later called Panthéon-Sorbonne University while others joined Panthéon-Assas University , Paris Dauphine University , Paris Descartes University (currently Paris Cité University ) and Paris-East Créteil University . In 1680, Louis XIV decided to place

1352-531: The French Government to host three preparatory schools "Prépa Talents". On top of its core curriculum, Panthéon-Assas developed a number of internal "university diplomas" delivered to its top students. In particular, the Collège de droit (3-year undergraduate diploma) and the École de droit (2-year graduate diploma), largely talked about in the press, which consider these programs as constituting

1404-435: The University of Paris) a recognition of its expertise in the area of Law, even before the faculty of Law existed and the school even recognized as an "universitas" and even if Abelard was primarily a logician and a theologian. The law grew afterwards to be a discipline in its own rights (rather than only a subject within theology and philosophy), and a faculty of law was founded. The Pope forbade Roman law in Paris in 1223 with

1456-652: The University of Paris. Ignace de Loyola , Gustave Eiffel , Alfred Dreyfus among others were students there. The campus in the town of Melun hosts local first-year students. It is located in the old town of Melun, on Saint-Étienne Island, among Roman and Gothic remains. The Institute of Law and Economics of Pantheon-Assas University is located there. An extension is currently under construction. Panthéon-Assas also has campuses in Singapore , Mauritius , and Dubai . The campus on Rue Charcot receives third-year and master students in economics. The university inherited

1508-423: The University of Paris. It was built between 1959 and 1963 on the former grounds of Société Marinoni. At the time of its inauguration, its main lecture theatre was the largest in France, with 1,700 seats. Renovation and expansion in the 21st century Centre Assas building, which was going under renovation between 2007 and 2017, has been completely redesigned and now hosts a modern learning center, created by

1560-478: The administration council choose the faculty representatives who make up the scientific council. The university inherited the academic departments from the Faculty of Law of Paris . It currently houses five of them: one for private law and criminal sciences , one for public law and political science, one for Roman law and legal history , one for economics and management, and one for journalism and communication. The university has 18 campuses in Paris, 1 in

1612-509: The architect Alain Sarfati. Cultural events The Assas building has been hosting concerts of classical music for decades. Herbert von Karajan , Leonard Bernstein , Georg Solti , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Martha Argerich , Gundula Janowitz , Christa Ludwig , Alfred Brendel , Arthur Rubinstein , Seiji Ozawa , Carlo Maria Giulini , or Samson François , among others, have performed in it. The 28th edition of

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1664-505: The brand name Panthéon-Assas University Paris , is a university in Paris . It is considered the direct inheritor of the Faculty of Law of Paris , the second-oldest faculty of Law in the world, founded in the 12th century. Following the 1970 split of the University of Paris , often referred to as the 'Sorbonne,' in the aftermath of the May 68 events, law professors faced decisions regarding

1716-405: The creation of a new Sorbonne University , to which Panthéon-Assas provides law courses in joint degrees, Sorbonne University wanted to integrate Panthéon-Assas as a faculty of law but Panthéon-Assas preferred to remain an independent university within the Sorbonne system. In 2022, its official name became Paris-Panthéon-Assas University. Panthéon-Assas is governed by an administration council,

1768-422: The essence of the Faculty of Law of Paris by reestablishing it as a new university. In pursuit of this ambition, they founded along with professors of economics the 'University of law, economics and social sciences of Paris' ( Université de droit, d'économie et de sciences sociales de Paris ), and kept in it the same buildings with the same research centers. Panthéon-Assas is considered today as direct inheritor of

1820-569: The faculty of law at the Royal College . In 1753, Louis XV decided that a new building would be constructed for the faculty of law on the place du Panthéon . Jacques-Germain Soufflot , alumnus of the faculty who had become the architect of the King designed and supervised the construction. It took place from 1771 to 1773 and the new building opened in 1774. In the 1950s, a new building

1872-426: The first and unique one in France. It is taught by professors from Panthéon-Assas and leads to exactly the same degree offerings the same rights. In addition, "e-students" have access to "e-tutors" to help them with pedagogical and administrative questions. In July 2012, Panthéon-Assas became the first university in France to open preparatory school for the bar school entrance examination, which were until this point

1924-508: The future of their Faculty. 88 out of 108 law professors elected to sustain the legacy of the Faculty of Law of Paris by establishing a new university dedicated to the study of law . The university is housed within the same two buildings that previously accommodated the Faculty of Law of Paris. Panthéon-Assas, now an independent university, continues to offer the law courses associated with Sorbonne University , having declined to officially integrate as one of its faculties. The majority of

1976-454: The latter ones, Boston University , Humboldt University of Berlin , Ludwig Maximilians University , Sapienza University of Rome , University of Padua . Yale Law School and Panthéon-Assas ( Assas Law School ) signed in June 2011 an Agreement for Collaborative Activities to create an environment for long-term joint research, exchange. and programming activities. They organize, together with

2028-790: The law faculty and the henceforth four other Parisian faculties were grouped together to recreate the University of Paris . In the late 1950s, it became a "faculty of law and economics". The Code Civil was taught after its creation in 1804. The programs were reformed at the end of the 19th century. Originally, the faculty of law was not organized around research centers and professors were pursuing their research as part of faculty of law in general. Hence, only newly emerging fields of research would have newly created institutes, whereas traditional subjects such as Roman Law and Legal History, Private Law in general and Public law in general, would not necessarily have ones. "Doctorate courses" existed in legal studies at that time until they were replaced in 1925 by

2080-587: The monopoly of private preparatory schools. These courses were offered for a cheap price, and for free for students from low-income families (10% of the students of the preparatory school). This led private preparatory schools to plead unfair competition and the french courts ordered Panthéon-Assas to close the school. Today, the Bar preparation school is known as the IEJ-Institut d'Études Judiciaires "Pierre Reynaud". Assas' Melun campus has been selected in 2021 by

2132-436: The research centers at Panthéon-Assas, there are: Each research center usually has one or several Research or Professional Masters of Laws programs ( LL.M. ) attached to it. The campuses at Rue d'Assas, Rue de Vaugirard, and Melun host the university libraries, which are open to all the students. The university's research centres, institutes and reading rooms host twenty-two more specialized libraries. The total seating area of

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2184-447: The research centers from the Faculty of Law of Paris. Originally, the Faculty was not organized around research centers and professors were pursuing their research as part of Faculty in general. Hence, only newly emerging fields of research would have newly created institutes, whereas traditional subjects such as Roman law and legal history, private law in general and public law in general, would not necessarily have ones. Currently, among

2236-485: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about schools, colleges, or other educational institutions which are associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paris_Law_School&oldid=1229804898 " Category : Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2288-421: The same two buildings (Panthéon and Assas). Therefore, they created the "University of Law, Economics and social sciences of Paris" ( Université de droit, d'économie et de sciences sociales de Paris ), administratively shortened as Paris II, and currently named Panthéon-Assas University , which is therefore considered as its direct inheritor. Panthéon-Assas inherited the teaching programs and research centers from

2340-421: The section about politicians. 48°50′49″N 2°20′41″E  /  48.8469°N 2.3447°E  / 48.8469; 2.3447 Panth%C3%A9on-Assas University Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (French: Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas , IPA: [ynivɛʁsite paʁi pɑ̃teɔ̃ asas] ), commonly known as Panthéon-Assas or Paris 2 (French: Paris II [paʁi dø] ) or under

2392-400: The teaching of Roman Law. Numerous French intellectuals and revolutionary, like Voltaire , Diderot and d'Alembert , Robespierre , etc. studied there. Between the French Revolution and its dissolution in 1970, numerous important people in France and in the world taught or studied there, including Victor Hugo , Claude Lévi-Strauss , Tocqueville , and Honoré de Balzac . The faculty of law

2444-469: The teaching of Roman law in Paris in 1223 with the decretal Super Specula . Until the reintroduction of Roman Law (civil law) by Louis XIV , people who wanted to learn civil law (Roman Law) and become lawyers would usually go to the nearby faculty of Law of the University of Orléans . Hence, Molière , Calvin , Perrault , Cujas , Rabelais , Fermat , La Boétie and others went to the latter. Lawyers who are more well known as politicians are listed in

2496-474: The town of Melun , and other campuses abroad. In 1753, Louis XV decided that a new building would be constructed for the Faculty of Law of Paris. Jacques-Germain Soufflot , alumnus of the Faculty who had become the architect of the King designed and supervised the construction. It took place from 1771 to 1773 and the new building opened in 1774. Nowadays, the administration offices and postgraduate studies (masters' and doctoral studies) are located in it. It

2548-416: The university enrolls approximately 18,000 students, including more than 3,000 international students. The University of Paris , commonly referred to as the 'Sorbonne,' was founded in the middle of the 12th century and officially ceased to exist on 31 December 1970, following the student protests of 1968. Following the University of Paris split, the majority of law professors, 88 out of 108, opted to maintain

2600-499: The university's libraries spans over 3,500 m , and the university's collections gather over three hundred thousand volumes together. The new library at Centre Assas has been designed by the architect Alain Sarfati and has furniture designed by Philippe Starck . Professors and students also have free access to Cujas Library , which is the largest law library in Europe and to general research and study libraries in Paris, including

2652-405: Was constructed rue d'Assas in Paris. It was designed by Charles Lemaresquier , Alain le Normand and François Carpentier to accommodate the growing number of students at the University of Paris . It was built between 1959 and 1963 on the former grounds of Société Marinoni. At the time of its inauguration, its main lecture theatre was the largest in France, with 1,700 seats The Pope forbade

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2704-656: Was its precursor, as a teacher at the cathedral school of Notre-Dame de Paris , Andrea Alciato , founder of legal humanism , was a professor there, and Saint Ivo , patron of lawyers and "Advocate of the Poor" according to the Catholic Church , had studied there. The prohibition by the Pope of teaching of Roman Law limited, however, its growth, to the benefit of the nearby University of Orléans , where numerous important French people studied law. In 1679, King Louis authorized

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