Ponthoreau Marie-Claire

Marie-Claire Ponthoreau is an Associate Professor of Public Law at the University of Bordeaux since 2003 and a leading expert in Comparative Constitutional Law. She contributes to the Center for Comparative Studies and Research on Constitutions, Liberties and the State (CERCCLE), where she engages in research and teaching focused on constitutional dynamics, transformations of constitutionalism, and the protection of rights and freedoms.

Education

• Doctoral studies at the European University Institute in Fiesole (Florence, Italy), specializing in comparative law.

Research & Contributions

• Pioneered research on the citation of foreign precedents by constitutional judges, co-editing a Hart publication in 2013 (The Use of Foreign Precedents by Constitutional Judges), with a new edition in preparation for 2024.
• Author of the prize-winning book Droit(s) constitutionnel(s) comparé(s) (2010, revised 2021), focusing on comparative constitutional law and its cultural dimensions.
• Current research explores constitutional justice, institutional changes, and constitutional culture.

Leadership Roles

• Director of the Master's Degree in Comparative Public Law at the University of Bordeaux.
• Deputy Director of the Law Doctoral School.