Paris-Est Faculty of law

The Paris-Est Faculty of Law (French: Faculté de droit de Paris-Est) is a French institution of higher education. It is part of the Paris-East Créteil University (UPEC, Paris-XII).

Paris-Est Faculty of Law
Faculté de droit de Paris-Est
MottoRespondere, agere, cavere
Established1967
DirectorLaurent Gamet
Academic staff
250
Students4 000
Location,
AffiliationsParis-East Créteil University

Historical background

edit

The faculty of law was founded in 1967 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and opened its doors to students in 1969.[1] The first class, born of the deconcentration of the Sorbonne, numbered 2,500 students. UPEC was born on March 21, 1970, when the Faculty of Law and Economics joined forces with the multi-disciplinary center in Créteil, which included the young Faculty of Medicine in Val-de-Marne.[2]

On January 16, 2006, the Faculty of Law inaugurated its new campus in the L'Échat district of Créteil. These new 15,000m2 premises were built by architect Michel Rémon on land transferred to the State by the city of Créteil.[3] The old Saint-Maur-des-Fossés campus, in which asbestos was discovered in 1997, was demolished in 2016.[4]

In 2020, UPEC's Faculty of Law came in 5th in the overall Thotis ranking of law schools, covering professional integration, university attractiveness, equal opportunities and academic success on graduation. It is also the leading law school in the Paris region in terms of equal opportunity.[5]

Deans

edit

The position of dean is held by Laurent Gamet, full professor of private law and criminal sciences. From 2008 to 2017, this position was held by public law professor Jean-Jacques Israël, and from 2017 to 2021 by legal history professor Alain Desrayaud.

Deans since 1971
Time Name Field
1971 - 1979 Guillaume Matringe [6] legal history
1979 - 1985 François Gianviti [7] private law
1985 - 1989 Jacqueline Morand-Deviller [8] public law
1989 - 1993 Jean-Bernard Auby [9] public law
1993 - 1999 Louis Caillet [10] legal history
1999 - 2008 Nicole Guimezanes [11] private law
2008 - 2017 Jean-Jacques Israël [12] public law
2017 - 2021 Alain Desrayaud legal history
2021 - Laurent Gamet [13] private law

Faculty teachings

edit
 
President François Hollande during a visit of the law school in 2024.

The Faculty of Law trains its 3,700 students in the legal profession with 27 full professors, 32 assistant professors and 180 lecturers, supported by a library of over 33,000 books. Each year, the faculty admits 800 new students, for 8,000 Parcoursup applications.[14]

The curriculum is organized around a bachelor's degree in law, with 4 courses of excellence (such as the Jean Monnet program) and 23 master's degrees.

Université Paris XII's Faculty of Law also has an Institute of Judicial Studies, which prepares students for competitive examinations and exams such as the CRFPA to become lawyers, as well as an Institute of Preparation for General Administration (INSP, ex ENA).

References

edit
  1. ^ Marie-Anne Nourry, « la carte d'identité de l'université Paris-Est Créteil », L'Etudiant (journal),‎ 2021
  2. ^ Soazig Le Nevé, « Devant des lycéens de Nogent-sur-Marne, le doyen de la faculté de droit à l’université Paris-Est-Créteil a dispensé trois conseils pour réussir : « le travail, le travail et le travail », Le Monde,‎ 28 mars 2022
  3. ^ Aux origines de l'U-PEC (in French).
  4. ^ Arlot, Alexandre (2016-06-12). "Dernier adieu à l'ancienne faculté de Saint-Maur". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-20.
  5. ^ Thibaud Arnoult (2020). "Classement global 2020 des universités en droit" (in French). Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Arrêté du 2 décembre 1994 portant admission à la retraite (enseignements supérieurs)". www.legifrance.gouv.fr. 2 December 1994. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  7. ^ "Biographical note: François Gianviti". www.mocomila.org.
  8. ^ "Jacqueline Morand-Deviller, Juriste et professeure émérite".
  9. ^ "Auby, Jean-Bernard | Sciences Po École de droit". www.sciencespo.fr (in French). 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  10. ^ "Louis Caillet". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  11. ^ "Décret du 14 mai 2010 portant promotion et nomination". 14 May 2010. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  12. ^ "Jean-Jacques Israël". univ-droit.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  13. ^ Emonot, Sandy. "Laurent Gamet élu doyen de la Faculté de droit". UPEC (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  14. ^ JDD, Le. "Parcoursup : des responsables de classes prépa et de filières tendues détaillent leurs critères de sélection". lejdd.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-28.
edit