Jacques Robert

Jacques Robert, one of France's respected lawyers, was born in 1928 and served in both academic and administrative positions in the field of public law for many years. He received the title of associate professor of Public Law in 1956 and continued his academic career at universities in various cities such as Algeria, Rabat and Grenoble. In 1965, he settled in Paris and started teaching at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University.

Robert, who was promoted to professor at Paris II University in 1968, served as the rector of the same university between 1979 and 1984. During this period, he played important roles not only in education but also in the international arena; He served as director of the Franco-Japanese House in Tokyo between 1966 and 1968, and in 1974 he founded the Higher Defense and Armaments Institute.

Robert, who also worked for many years in the Council of Europe's Commission on Democracy through Law, rose to the position of vice president of this institution.

Robert, who was appointed as a member of the Constitutional Council by Parliament Speaker Laurent Fabius in 1989, held this position for nine years. In 2011, he brought to the agenda the facts behind the decision of the Constitutional Council regarding the presidential campaign account of Édouard Balladur in 1995. The decision, allegedly manipulated by then-council president Roland Dumas, revealed that there was actually 10 million francs of unknown money in the campaign account.

Known for his experience in the field of law, Jacques Robert has also served as the president of the French Comparative Law Center since 1985. Robert, who was married to Marie Caroline Debary, had four children. This important name, who devoted his life to law and academic studies, died on May 28, 2025.