Charles Le Coq de Kerland

Charles Le Coq de Kerland (born December 21, 1887 in Bordeaux ; † November 7, 1978 ) was a French lawyer who was among other things a member of the Constitutional Council ( Conseil constitutionnel ) between 1959 and 1965 .

Life

After the visit, Le Coq de Kerland first completed a degree in chemical engineering at the National High School for Chemistry in Bordeaux ENSCB ( École nationale supérieure de chimie de Bordeaux ) and graduated with a degree as an engineer and later earned a doctorate in science. He then studied law and graduated with a licentiate .

He then began his professional career in 1921 with the admission to the bar at the Court of Appeal (Cour d'Appel) in Paris and worked as such until 1947. During the Second World War he joined the Resistance movement in 1940 and headed its network in the Palais de Justice , the palace of justice in Paris. In addition, he took over the function of head of the air forces of the resistance movement (Résistance Air) in south-east France in 1944 .

After the end of the war, Le Coq de Kerland was a member of the Supreme Judicial Council (Conseil supérieur de la magistrature) between 1947 and 1958 , an institution that is supposed to guarantee the independence of the courts from the administration. In addition, he was also a member of the National Council of the Legion of Honor .

On February 20, 1959, Le Coq de Kerland was nominated by the President of the Senate Gaston Monnerville for a six-year term as a member of the Constitutional Council, the Conseil constitutionnel . He held this position from March 5, 1959 to March 5, 1965.

In November 1967 he became an honorary member of the National Council of the Order of the Legion of Honor.

Web links

• Entry on the homepage of the Court constitutionnel