Roland Weyl
Roland Weyl | |
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| Born | 18 March 1919 Paris, France |
| Died | 20 April 2021 (aged 102) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Militant Lawyer |
| Known for | French Resistance during World War II in France / legal work |
Roland Weyl (18 March 1919 – 20 April 2021) was a French Resistance militant and lawyer.[1] He joined the Paris Bar in 1939, but was banned due to the German Occupation. He became Dean of the Paris Bar Association in 2010.
Biography[edit]
Weyl's father, André, was also a lawyer.[2] Roland himself officially became a lawyer on 12 July 1939,[3] and became a doctor of law in 1942.[4] During that time, he took part in the French Resistance.
After World War II, Weyl dedicated his legal career to defending political activists, trade unionists, and anti-colonialists. He served as Vice-President of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, which he joined during its founding in 1946. That same year, he joined the French Communist Party.[5] He was Editor-in-Chief of Revue de droit contemporain from 1954 to 1991 and served on the editorial board of La Nouvelle Critique.[6] He also served on the national council of the Mouvement de la Paix.
Weyl became Dean of the Paris Bar Association in February 2010, succeeding Alain Crosson du Cormier.[7] He celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2019[8] and received homage from the Paris Bar.[9]
Roland Weyl died on 20 April 2021 at the age of 102.
Books[edit]
- La justice et les Hommes (1961)
- La part du droit dans la réalité et dans l'action (1968)
- Révolution et perspectives du droit : de la société de classes à la société sans classes (1974)
- Divorce, libéralisme ou liberté (1975)
- Une robe pour un combat : souvenirs et réflexions d'un avocat engagé (1989)
- Démo-cratie, pouvoir du Peuple (1996)
- Se libérer de Maastricht pour une Europe des peuples (1999)
- Nous, peuples des Nations unies : sortir le droit international du placard (2008)
- Droit, pouvoir et citoyenneté (2017)
References[edit]
- ^ "Roland Weyl : l'engagement révolutionnaire, pour la justice, la paix et l'émancipation humaine". PCF (in French). 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Roland Weyl". Le Maitron (in French). 24 April 2016.
- ^ "Roland Weyl". Doctrine (in French).
- ^ Weyl, Roland (1919-....) (in French). Librairie du Recueil Sirey. 1942.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Un coup de pistolet dans le concert consensuel". L'Humanité (in French). 30 December 2013.
- ^ "Disparition. Roland Weyl, une robe pour mille combats". L'Humanité (in French). 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Le doyen de l'Ordre du Barreau de Paris transmet le relais". Gilles Huvelin (in French). 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Justice. Roland Weyl, cent ans de combats… et ça continue !". L'Humanité (in French). 22 March 2019.
- ^ "100 ans/80 ans de barre : Hommage du Barreau à son doyen Roland Weyl". Avocats Barreau Paris (in French). 22 March 2019.
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