Louis Janicot

Biography

Louis Janicot has a dual background in law (Sorbonne Law School) and management (ESSEC Business School). He is currently pursuing a doctorate in financial market law at the Sorbonne Law School on investor disclosure. Lecturer at the Sorbonne Law School, lecturer at the Ecole Centrale and associate expert at the ESSEC Law and Economics Center, he teaches international and European business law at these schools. His research focuses on economic and financial regulation, public and private governance and the relationship between law and economics. As a consultant for non-governmental organizations working on the fight against financial crime, he contributes his expertise to the analysis of litigation cases and the definition of legal strategies to be adopted, depending on the facts of the case. He also advocates legislative reform to public decision-makers.

Conference: Does the law have time?

Law and time are intrinsically linked. Law is the set of rules of conduct that governs relationships within a society. This means that law is marked by the passage of time, as it evolves with society. For example, while marriage has long been an institution reserved by law for couples formed by a man and a woman, this is no longer the case today. Similarly, while cocaine may once have been available in shops, its sale is now punishable by criminal penalties. The law must keep pace with changes in society. The link between law and time is even broader, and requires the jurist to take into account the three dimensions of time. Firstly, the present, to determine the positive law applicable to a given situation. The past, in particular, because the passage of a certain period of time enables a right to be exercised, or may prevent a right from being exercised. And finally, the future, since we need to take account of changes in the law and reversals in case law. The following is a sketch of the relationship between law and time.