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Laure Sauve is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex since January 2014, specializing in comparative family law. She serves as Co-Director of the English and French Law Double-Degree program, fostering cross-jurisdictional legal education.
- PhD in Comparative Family Law, University Paris II Pantheon-Assas
- LLM/DEA in Private Law, University Paris II
- Master’s in Law, University Paris II
- Qualified as Maître de Conférences (France) in March 2012
Her research explores comparative family law across France and England, focusing on step-parent legal status, inheritance rights, marital property agreements, and socio-legal issues like medically assisted reproduction, abortion, and child autonomy. She analyzes rigid vs. flexible legal frameworks in step-family inheritance and judicial discretion in English law.
Laure’s publications include a monograph on step-parents in French and English law (2013), peer-reviewed articles on cross-border divorce and inheritance (2019), and contributions to edited volumes on healthcare rights (2025) and grandparents’ rights (2022). Her work bridges theoretical and practical legal challenges.
- Prix Lévy-Ullmann (PhD-related)
- Prize of the Center for Comparative Law (PhD-related)
Previously a Teaching Fellow at University College London (2006-2014), she now teaches French Private Law I (LW112), French Private Law II (LW208), and Family Law (LW214) at Essex Law School. She presents at conferences like the SLS Family Law Section and participates in Franco-British legal dialogues.
