Roger Dillemans

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Roger Dillemans (born July 15, 1932 in Neerijse ) is a Belgian legal scholar . From 1985 to 1995 he was the second rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven after the division.

Life

Dillemans was born in Neerijse, Flemish. His mother died in 1939 and his father became a disabled person after being seriously injured a year later as a result of the war . Dillemans attended the Sint-Pieters College in Leuven and became a member of the Katholieke studentenactie . In 1950 he began studying law and philosophy at the Catholic University of Leuven and wrote his thesis in philosophy on the French philosopher Emmanuel Mounier . From 1957 to 1958 Dillemans studied at Harvard University , where he earned the title of Master of Laws . Then he returned to Belgium, where he worked in the Bar Association was included, this activity, however, soon turned and inheritance law on "De erfrechtelijke reserve" doctorate .

From 1960 he worked as a lecturer at the law faculty of the University of Leuven and was appointed full professor in 1964 . In the following years he published numerous articles and several handbooks on inheritance law topics, and also turned to social law . In 1962 his "Handboek van het Belgisch sociaalrecht" appeared , and in the mid-1960s he initiated a project to harmonize social law in Belgium, which resulted in the 1976 enactment of the Belgian Social Code ( Wetboek sociaal zekerheidsrecht ). From 1978 to 1981 he was Dean of the Faculty of Law.

In addition, Dillemans was also politically active. From 1963 to 1965 he was a member of the cabinet of Prime Minister Théo Lefèvre and then served as deputy head of cabinet for two health ministers until 1967. In addition, shortly afterwards he became the first layperson in this position to be President of Caritas Catholica .

In 1985 Dillemans was elected Rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven to succeed Pieter De Somer, who had died in office , and was confirmed in office in 1990. He held this position until 1995. During this time he supported the Belgian professional footballer Jean-Marc Bosman in a legal dispute in the Bosman decision before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) .

In 1991 Dillemans was made a baron . For his services, he received honorary doctorates from Kyung Hee University , Kansai University , Catholic University of America, and Loyola College . He is also an honorary citizen of the city of Leuven.

Roger Dillemans has been married to Solange Bruffaerts since 1957, with whom he has four sons, including the painter Sam Dillemans .

Publications (selection)

  • Dejoychtelijke reserve . Lions 1960.
  • Handboek van het Belgisch sociaal right . With Fernand Van Goethem. Antwerp, Standaard Boekhandel 1962.
  • Wills . Antwerp, Standaard 1977, ISBN 90-02-13520-3 .
  • Autonomy, responsibility and responsiveness of higher education institutions after 1992 . In: European Journal of Education , 24 (1989) 4, ISSN  0141-8211 , pp. 333-343.
  • Huwelijksvermogensrecht . Antwerp, Standaard 1990, ISBN 90-6439-694-9 .
  • New technologies for learning: contribution of ICT to innovation in education . With J. Lowyck, G. Van der Perre, C. Claeys, J. Elen. Löwen, Leuven University Press 1998, ISBN 90-6186-868-8 .

literature

  • Jo Tollebeek: The Orator: A portrait of Roger Dillemans . In: Jo Tollebeek, Liesbet Nys: The City on the Hill: A History of Leuven University 1968-2005 . Leuven University Press, Löwen 2006, ISBN 978-90-5867-570-5 , p. 123 ff.