Étienne Cerexhe

Baron Étienne Cerexhe (18 April 193124 June 2020) was a Belgian judge and academic. He was a member of the Belgian Senate from 1985 to 1987, and the Chamber of Representatives from 1988 to 1991. In 2009, Cerexhe was knighted by King Albert II.

Personal life and death

Cerexhe was born on 18 April 1931 in Schaerbeek, Belgium. He had degrees from the Université catholique de Louvain and the University of Paris.

Cerexhe died on 24 June 2020 at the age of 89. His death was announced the following day, From 1967 to 1988, Cerexhe was dean of the faculty.

Political career

From 1985 to 1987, Cerexhe was a senator during the . He was supportive of the Lomé Convention, and believed that it did not contribute to African poverty. Cerexhe was involved in providing humanitarian aid. He was a supporter of equality and recognition for all of Belgium's federal communities and regions.

In 1993, Cerexhe became a judge in the Court of Arbitration (now called the Constitutional Court), as one of their French language judges. He specialised in public, European and civil law. In April 2001, he retired and was given the title of judge emeritus. He was also made an honorary consul of the Wallonia region to Burkina Faso. Cerexhe was also president of the Belgian section of the Institut international de Droit d'Expression et d'inspiration Françaises.

Works

Cerexhe, Étienne, Tourisme et intégration européenne (Tourism and European integration), 1985 Cerexhe, Étienne, Snyers, Anne-Marie, Le droit européen : les objectifs et les institutions (European law: objectives and institutions), 1989