Jean Waline Explained
| Jean Waline |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Thionville, France |
| Death Place: | Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Professor |
| Party: | RPR |
| Office: | Member of the Municipal Council of Strasbourg |
| Term Start: | 1989 |
| Term End: | 1995 |
| Term Start1: | 1977 |
| Term End1: | 1983 |
| Office2: | General Councillor of the |
| Term Start2: | 1988 |
| Term End2: | 2008 |
| Successor2: | Olivier Bitz |
Jean Waline (18 August 1933 – 23 June 2022) was a French academic and politician.[1]
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.[2] He was also president of the International Institute of Human Rights from 2005 to 2011.[3]
A member of the Rally for the Republic, Waline was described as "a formidable swordsman in search of [...] broad popular recognition" as a politician.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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"[8]
- "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"
Notes and References
- News: Delahaye. Emmanuel. 23 June 2022. Jean Waline, élu local engagé et pédagogue hors pair. French. Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. 23 June 2022.
- Web site: La Fondation -- le comité. La Fondation Louise Weiss. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181311/http://www.louise-weiss.org/la_fondation_comite.html. 3 March 2016.
- Web site: Structure de l'Institut international des droits de l'homme. International Institute of Human Rights. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130063256/http://www.iidh.org/la_structure.php. 30 November 2010.
- News: Rose. Didier. 3 June 1995. Strasbourg, actualité Politique. dead. https://archive.today/20120910035615/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-politique/2007-01-17/strasbourg/917/0/7555. 10 September 2012. French. Le Point. Strasbourg. 24 June 2022.
- Web site: SOS – TGV EST-EUROPEEN. sostgv.com. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080723224026/http://www.sostgv.com/projet.php. 23 July 2008.
- News: Delahaye. Emmanuel. 23 June 2022. La mort de Jean Waline, élu local engagé et pédagogue hors pair. French. L'Alsace. Strasbourg. 24 June 2022.
- Web site: Décret du 7 mai 2007 portant promotion et nomination. 8 May 2007. Légifrance. French.
- Web site: Le Médiateur est admirablement placé pour détecterles failles de notre système législatif et réglementaire. Médiateur de la République. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181651/http://www.mediateur-republique.fr/fic_bdd/pdf_fr_fichier/1115390612_M5Page4.pdf#federation=archive.wikiwix.com. 3 March 2016. 25 June 2022.
