Overview

• The faculty council validated the Master 2 law promotion’s choice on August 28, describing it as a reflective and democratic process.
• Students selected Rima Hassan in July over Gisèle Pelicot and presented the naming as a symbolic stand for international law.
• A public letter signed by Arno Klarsfeld, Bernard Kouchner and Luc Ferry urged the university to reject the choice, and Belgian liberal leader Georges‑Louis Bouchez denounced it.
• Students reported online insults and threats aimed at reversing their vote, while Socialist leader Paul Magnette called the controversy a sterile diversion from substantive debate.
• Hassan, a 33‑year‑old LFI MEP under a French inquiry for alleged apology of terrorism and expelled from Israel in June after attempting to reach Gaza by boat, said she was honored.