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Faculty of Law à Strasbourg dans le Bas-Rhin

Bas-Rhin

Faculty of Law

    3 Place d'Athènes
    67000 Strasbourg
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Crédit photo : Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1538
Fondation de la Haute-École
1872
Creation of the German Imperial University
1919
Restoration of the French faculty
1945
Return to Strasbourg post-Second War
1962
Construction of the current building
2005
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The Faculty (Case 38-292): registration by order of 12 September 2005

Key figures

Roger Hummel - Architect Manufacturer of the building in 1962.
Georges Daniel Arnold - Professor of Roman Law An influential teacher (1811-1829).
Charles-Henri Kern - Dean and Professor Chairholder of the Civil Code.
Jean-Frédéric Hermann - First post-revolutionary dean Director and dean until 1820.

Origin and history

The Faculty of Law of Strasbourg found its origins in the Haute-École founded in 1538, which taught law courses. She was transformed into an Academy in 1566 and then a Protestant university in 1621, and developed a distinct legal tradition, notably in the history of law and German law, despite political upheavals.

After the Franco-German war of 1870, the annexation of Alsace by the German Empire led to the creation of an imperial university in Strasbourg in 1872. The Faculty of Law, renamed the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences, saw its German teachers selected to embody "German spirit". Students, initially predominantly German, gradually became Alsatian-Lorraines at the beginning of the 20th century.

The return to France in 1918 marked a break: the faculty was recreated with a desire for total francization, far from the local specificities of before 1870. It plays a key role in the imposition of French law in Alsace-Moselle and trains local officials through a school of administration. During the Second World War, it was split between Clermont-Ferrand (French faculty) and Strasbourg (Nazi faculty).

In 1945, the faculty returned to Strasbourg and settled in the 1960s on the campus of Esplanade. The main building, designed in 1962 by architect Roger Hummel, was listed as a historic monument in 2005. Its shape evoking a balance symbolizes the legal balance. It houses amphitheatres, supervised works rooms and a library, while being labeled 20th century Heritage.

The faculty merged in 2009 with other Strasbourg universities, becoming a component of the University of Strasbourg. Today, it offers various training courses (licences, master's degrees, preparation for competitions) and retains ancillary buildings such as the Escarp or the Athena, dedicated to teaching and research.

Its history reflects the geopolitical tensions of Alsace, between French and German influences, while remaining a pillar of legal education in France. Key teachers, such as Georges Daniel Arnold or Charles-Henri Kern, have shaped his academic and political identity.

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