Fabrice Picod is Professor of Public Law at the University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas, where he directs the European Law Centre, the Master’s programme in EU Law and Litigation, and the Doctoral School in International, European, Comparative and International Relations Law. A former agrégé in public law (1996) with a doctorate from the University of Strasbourg (1994, summa cum laude), he holds a Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Litigation.
His teaching covers Public Law and EU Law, and his research spans a wide range of EU legal topics: internal market law (free movement of goods, capital and services, State aid and consumer protection), procedural and litigation issues before the Court of Justice of the European Union, EU institutional law, fundamental rights, intellectual property law, and the EU’s external relations. He has authored or co-edited over a dozen major monographs and collective works, including an article-by-article commentary on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Bruylant, 2023) and a guide to European business law (LexisNexis, 2021).
Professor Picod has held visiting positions at the College of Europe (Bruges), the Max Planck Institute, the University of Luxembourg and the University of Geneva. He serves as co-director of the Annuaire de droit de l’Union européenne (Paris 2 University Press) and as scientific director of the Jurisclasseur Europe (LexisNexis). He is also on the editorial or scientific boards of several prominent journals—Revue des affaires européennes (Larcier, Brussels), Annuaire français de relations internationales (Paris 2 University Press), Revista de Derecho Comunitario Europeo (Madrid), Eurojus (Milan), University of Bologna Law Review, and Droit public approfondi (Paris 2)—and directs the Bruylant collection “Droit de l’Union européenne,” which encompasses theses, colloquia, manuals, monographs and commentaries.
Professor Picod’s recent work includes co-editing volumes on EU crisis law (e.g., the COVID-19 crisis and EU law, Bruylant, 2021) and on extraterritoriality in EU law (Bruylant, 2021). He has also published extensively on the CJEU’s case law—for example, in the Jurisprudence de la CJUE series (2022–2024 editions)—and on the normative foundations of EU law. His expertise is regularly sought by government bodies and professional associations; he has trained lawyers and judges on EU law topics and contributes to institutional reports on judicial cooperation and EU constitutional issues.
Research stay: 8 – 22 June 2025