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| − | '''Georges Vedel '''was a French public law professor who attended the [[1970 Bilderberg meeting]]. | + | '''Georges Vedel '''was a French public law professor who attended the [[1970 Bilderberg meeting]]. He was known for his fervent support for [[European federalism]].<ref>M. Albertini, ''Qu'est-ce que le fédéralisme ? Recueil de textes choisis et annotés'', Paris, Société européenne d'études et d'information, 1963. Préface de G. Vedel.</ref> |
| − | He | + | ==Education== |
| + | His father was a military officer. He attending the French Lycée in [[Mainz]] (a German town occupied by France at the time) and a Lycée in [[Toulouse]], Vedel studied law and philosophy at the [[University of Toulouse]] and graduated with an degree in public law in [[1936]]. | ||
| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Subsequently, he was a lecturer at the [[University of Poitiers]] and then from [[1939]] to [[1949]] at the [[University of Toulouse]], before being a professor of public law at the [[University of Paris]] between [[1949]] and [[1979]]. During this time, he was legal advisor to the French delegation in the negotiations on the [[EEC|Common Market]] and the [[EURATOM|European Atomic Energy Community]] (EURATOM) from [[1956]] to [[1957]] and also dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris between 1962 and 1967. At times he was also a professor at the [[Sciences Po]], the [[École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris]] and the [[École des hautes études commerciales]] (HEC). | ||
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| + | Vedel, who was a member of the [[Economic and Social Council]] from 1969 to 1979, was also president of the Center for Studies on Revenue and Costs (CERC) between 1976 and 1980. in 1980 he was appointed a member of the Conseil constitutionnel, the Constitutional Court, of which he was a member until [[1989]]. In 1993 he was also president of the Advisory Board for the Revision of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic. | ||
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| + | On May 28, 1998, he was elected a member of the [[Académie française]] as the successor of [[René Huyghe]]. | ||
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| + | In addition, he was an Honorary Doctor of the [[Panteion University of Athens]], the National and [[Kapodistrian University of Athens]], the [[Université Libre de Bruxelles]], the [[University of Lausanne]] and the [[Universidad de Costa Rica]], as well as a Corresponding member of the Royal Moroccan Academy and the Academy of Athens. He was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Ordre national du Mérite, as well as the Croix de guerre. Vedel was also commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and grand Officer of the [[Moroccan]] Order Ouissam Alaouite. | ||
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French public law professor known for his fervent support for European federalism. Attended the 1970 Bilderberg meeting.
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Georges Vedel was a French public law professor who attended the 1970 Bilderberg meeting. He was known for his fervent support for European federalism.[1]
Education
His father was a military officer. He attending the French Lycée in Mainz (a German town occupied by France at the time) and a Lycée in Toulouse, Vedel studied law and philosophy at the University of Toulouse and graduated with an degree in public law in 1936.
Career
Subsequently, he was a lecturer at the University of Poitiers and then from 1939 to 1949 at the University of Toulouse, before being a professor of public law at the University of Paris between 1949 and 1979. During this time, he was legal advisor to the French delegation in the negotiations on the Common Market and the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) from 1956 to 1957 and also dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Paris between 1962 and 1967. At times he was also a professor at the Sciences Po, the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris and the École des hautes études commerciales (HEC).
Vedel, who was a member of the Economic and Social Council from 1969 to 1979, was also president of the Center for Studies on Revenue and Costs (CERC) between 1976 and 1980. in 1980 he was appointed a member of the Conseil constitutionnel, the Constitutional Court, of which he was a member until 1989. In 1993 he was also president of the Advisory Board for the Revision of the Constitution of the Fifth French Republic.
On May 28, 1998, he was elected a member of the Académie française as the successor of René Huyghe.
In addition, he was an Honorary Doctor of the Panteion University of Athens, the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the Université Libre de Bruxelles, the University of Lausanne and the Universidad de Costa Rica, as well as a Corresponding member of the Royal Moroccan Academy and the Academy of Athens. He was also awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor and the Ordre national du Mérite, as well as the Croix de guerre. Vedel was also commander of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques and grand Officer of the Moroccan Order Ouissam Alaouite.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1970 | 17 April 1970 | 19 April 1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
References
- ↑ M. Albertini, Qu'est-ce que le fédéralisme ? Recueil de textes choisis et annotés, Paris, Société européenne d'études et d'information, 1963. Préface de G. Vedel.
