Roland Weyl (18 March 1919 – 20 April 2021) was a French Resistance militant and lawyer.[1] He joined the Paris Bar in 1939, but was banned due to the German Occupation. He became Dean of the Paris Bar Association [fr] in 2010.
Weyl's father, André, was also a lawyer.[2] Roland himself officially became a lawyer on 12 July 1939,[3] and became a doctor of law in 1942.[4] During that time, he took part in the French Resistance.
After World War II, Weyl dedicated his legal career to defending political activists, trade unionists, and anti-colonialists. He served as Vice-President of the International Association of Democratic Lawyers, which he joined during its founding in 1946. That same year, he joined the French Communist Party.[5] He was Editor-in-Chief of Revue de droit contemporain from 1954 to 1991 and served on the editorial board of La Nouvelle Critique [fr].[6] He also served on the national council of the Mouvement de la Paix.
Weyl became Dean of the Paris Bar Association in February 2010, succeeding Alain Crosson du Cormier.[7] He celebrated his 100th birthday in March 2019[8] and received homage from the Paris Bar.[9]
Roland Weyl died on 20 April 2021 at the age of 102.
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