Des Juges bien trop Sages

Antoine Vauchez and Stéphanie Hennette Vauchez have just published their latest book, ‘Des Juges bien trop Sages’. Focusing on the French supreme courts, the authors explore a wider theme—the judiciary’s role in protecting fundamental freedoms at a time when democratic institutions appear increasingly fragile.

Antoine Vauchez is a CNRS Research Professor in political sociology and law and Head of the Centre européen de sociologie et de science politique-CESSP (Ehess – Université Paris 1-Sorbonne). His research engages with the field of historical and political sociology, law and politics, and socio-legal studies. He focuses in particular on the formation of EU center of power, the emergence of bodies of legal and economic knowledge of the European project, and the consolidation of a ‘power of independence’ around courts of justice, central banks and regulatory agencies.