Lucien François

Lucien François (born 26 March 1934) is a Belgian lawyer.

Early life Lucien François joined the University of Liège in 1951, earning Doctor of Law (1956) and Doctor of Social Sciences (1963) degrees. He subsequently studied abroad at the Faculties of Law in Paris, Hamburg and Florence.

Career He taught at the University of Liège (philosophy of law, labour law, criminal law) as associate lecturer (1967), ordinary professor (1970) and extraordinary professor (1985-1999).

He was a temporary member of the Division of International Labour Standards of International Labor Organization (Geneva) (1964-1966), and Member of the Committee of Social Council of Europe (1983-1988).

He was Assistant Chief of staff to Minister of Justice Jean Gol (1982-1985), State Counselor (1985-1989), Judge at the Constitutional Court of Belgium (1989-2004), and Judge Emeritus since 2004.

He has written books on labour law and theory of law, the most important of which is Le cap des tempêtes, Essai de microscopie du droit (The cape of storms, A microscopic examination of the law), first published in 2001. He is the translator in French, with Pierre Gothot, of L'Ordinamento Giuridico of Santi Romano (2nd edition: Paris, Dalloz, 2002).