Jean Waline

Jean Waline (18 August 1933 – 23 June 2022) was a French academic and politician.

Biography
Jean was the son of jurist and academic Marcel Waline, 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. He was also president of the International Institute of Human Rights from 2005 to 2011.

A member of the Rally for the Republic, Waline was described as "a formidable swordsman in search of [...] broad popular recognition" as a politician. 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. 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.

Awards

 * Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite (2007)
 * Commander of the Legion of Honour (2012)

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"
 * "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"