Adhémar Esmein was a French jurist.

After briefly teaching at Douai

Douai

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, Esmein became professor of legal history and constitutional law at Paris

Paris

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. From 1898 until his death, he also taught canon law

Canon law

Canon law is the body of laws & regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church , the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the Anglican Communion of...

 at the École pratique des hautes études

École pratique des hautes études

The École pratique des hautes études is a Grand Établissement in Paris, France. It is counted among France's most prestigious research and higher education institutions....

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Esmein authored numerous textbooks on the history of French public law and French constitutional law. He also wrote numerous monographs on other subjects, particularly including canon law, the teaching of which in France he renewed through his works.

External links

• http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adhémar_Esmein