Jean Waline


Jean Waline was a French academic and politician.

Biography

Jean was the son of jurist and academic, who served on the Constitutional Council. He earned an agrégation in law and became a law professor at Robert Schuman University.
In 2002, Waline was the subject of Mélanges offerts à Jean Waline, published by Dalloz as part of the "Précis Dalloz" on administrative law. He was a member of the scientific council of the Fondation Louise Weiss. He was also president of the International Institute of Human Rights from 2005 to 2011.
A member of the Rally for the Republic, Waline was described as "a formidable swordsman in search of broad popular recognition" as a politician. He was at the forefront of the fight for the LGV Est high-speed rail line while serving as Vice-President of the General Council of Bas-Rhin with an appeal to the Prime Minister and a petition. Having entered politics in 1977, he experienced a surprise defeat against socialist Olivier Blitz in the 2008 French cantonal elections.
Jean Waline died in Strasbourg on 23 June 2022 at the age of 88.

Awards

Publications

Books

  • Précis de droit administratif
  • Les Établissements de santé privés à but non lucratif
  • Gouverner, administrer, juger - Liber amicorum
  • ''Notes d'arrêts de Marcel Waline''

Articles

  • "Le Médiateur est admirablement placé pour détecter les failles de notre système législatif et réglementaire"
  • "Le rôle du juge administratif dans la détermination de l'utilité publique justifiant l'expropriation"
  • "Les révisions de la Constitution de 1958"
  • "À propos de la loi Constitutionnelle du 28 mars 2003"
  • "Le rejet par la France de la Constitution européenne"