Basile Mérand

Basile Mérand is a Lecturer-Researcher in Public Law and Head of the Law Department at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest (UCO) in Nantes. He holds a Doctorate in Public Law from the University of Western Brittany (2015) and teaches administrative law, constitutional law, and legal history across UCO campuses and military academies. His research focuses on natural law, administrative law, and legal theory, with a particular emphasis on the relevance of classical legal thought to modern jurisprudence.

Key research projects include directing the ADN project (2022–2025), exploring the enduring influence of classical natural law in judicial decisions. He co-organized cycles of conferences on natural law’s contemporary relevance and has published extensively on administrative law, legal procedure, and the history of legal ideas. Recent work includes co-authoring Droit naturel et procédure (2025) and analyzing Michel Villey’s jurisprudence.

Teaching responsibilities include leading 3rd-year law degree programs and courses on administrative law, constitutional law, and military law. He actively participates in interdisciplinary research, combining legal studies with philosophy and theology.