Edmond Picard
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Edmond Picard
Edmond Picard (15 December 1836, Brussels
– 19 February 1924, Dåve
(now Namur
) was a Belgian jurist
and writer
.
Edmond Picard was lawyer
at the Court of Appeal
and the Court of Cassation
of Belgium
. He was also head of the Belgian bar association
, professor of law, playwright
and journalist
. Involved in politics, he was senator for the Belgian Labour Party
. He also was a patron
of the arts and a notorious antisemite.
Edmond Picard (15 December 1836, Brussels
Brussels
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– 19 February 1924, Dåve
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(now Namur
Namur (city)
Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
) was a Belgian jurist
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
and writer
Writer
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.
Edmond Picard was lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
at the Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal (Belgium)
The Court of Appeal in Belgium is a court which hears appeals against decisions of the Court of First Instance and the Commercial Court. Unlike the Court of First Instance, the Court of Appeal isn't divided into different divisions. There are five Courts of Appeal in Belgium...
and the Court of Cassation
Court of Cassation (Belgium)
The Court of Cassation is the main court of last resort in Belgium.It was originally modelled after the French Cour de cassation. Its jurisdiction and powers are similar to those of its French counterpart....
of Belgium
Belgium
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. He was also head of the Belgian bar association
Bar association
A bar association is a professional body of lawyers. Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their jurisdiction; others are professional organizations dedicated to serving their members; in many cases, they are both...
, professor of law, playwright
Playwright
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and journalist
Journalist
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. Involved in politics, he was senator for the Belgian Labour Party
Belgian Labour Party
The Belgian Labour Party, called Belgische Werkliedenpartij in Dutch and Parti Ouvrier Belge in French, was the first socialist party in Belgium, founded in 1885.-History:...
. He also was a patron
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of the arts and a notorious antisemite.