GANNE Yannick

GANNE Yannick is a Professor of Public Law at the University of Picardie Jules Verne, affiliated with the CURAPP-ESS research center. His academic work spans constitutional law, administrative law, fundamental freedoms, public international law, and common law, taught in both French and English.

• University: University of Picardie Jules Verne
• Research Center: CURAPP-ESS
• Teaching Areas: Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Fundamental Freedoms, Public International Law, Common Law

His research centers on legal theory, comparative public law, and the integration of social sciences into legal scholarship. Key interests include legal epistemology, higher education law, and the U.S. legal system, with strong engagement in Law & Society, Law & Economics, Empirical Legal Studies, Critical Legal Studies, and Critical Race Theory. He emphasizes interdisciplinary and methodological innovation in legal research.

The recent publications reflect a consistent focus on the transformation of legal scholarship, particularly in American law schools. Themes include the rise of empirical methods, the sociological turn in legal doctrine, crisis law, academic freedom, and the institutional dynamics shaping legal research. His work bridges continental and Anglo-American legal traditions.

Scientific Awards:

• Thesis prize from the Louis Joinet Institute (2021)
• Thesis prize from the University of Strasbourg (2020)
• Public Law Thesis Prize from Strasbourg Faculty of Law (2019)
• Georges Lurcy Fellowship (2016)
• Zellidja Foundation Scholarship (2016)

GANNE Yannick has received multiple research grants and has been an active advisor and collaborator in academic projects. He has directed conference proceedings and co-edited collective volumes, contributing to scholarly networks in legal theory and socio-legal studies. His international research stays at UC Berkeley, Copenhagen, and Brussels reflect a strong transnational academic presence.

He is involved with several research centers and networks, including CURAPP-ESS, the Perelman Center for Philosophy of Law (ULB), iCourts (Copenhagen), and the Center for the Study of Law and Society (Berkeley). These affiliations support his interdisciplinary and comparative research agenda.