Hugues Kenfack, full professor of law, was elected president of the French Toulouse Capitole University in 2020. His areas of expertise include contract law, commercial law, international trade law, arbitration, and mediation. Originally from the Foto region of West Cameroun, he holds a doctoral degree with honors, titled La franchise internationale (1996).
Iniitally Associate professor at the Universities of Toulouse Toulouse Capitole and the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès (1997âÂÂ2001), he was then Agrégé des Facultés of law at the (2001âÂÂ2004), before returning to the University of Toulouse I Capitole as University Professor (since 2004).
Since 2005, Hugues Kenfack has been co-director of the Master in International Law, as well as director of the Master in International Business Law at Toulouse Capitole University.
Under the presidency of Bruno Sire (2008âÂÂ2016), he was first vice-president of Toulouse I Capitole University, in charge of the scientific advisory board (2007âÂÂ2012), then dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at Toulouse I Capitole University (2012âÂÂ2017) and finally vice-president of the Conference of Law Faculty Deans, in charge of academic programs (2014âÂÂ2017).
He has been invited as guest lecturer at universities worldwide, including (USA), Renmin University of China (China), Beijing Normal University (China), and the Universities of Douala, Yaoundé, and Dschang (Cameroon). He is Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor (2017) and Officer of the French ' (2015).
Hugues Kenfack provides expert opinions for a number of organizations, including the Council of Europe and the European Union, for a call for tenders to improve commercial justice in Tunisia (2019), the , and the United Nations on international trade law (2018). He is a member and former president of the jury for the CAPA (Certificat d'aptitude àla profession d'avocat) Sud-Ouest Pyrénées and the notary entrance exam in Toulouse (since 2010).
Hugues Kenfack is the author of several books in French on these subjects, including Droit commercial (5th ed., Lefebvre-Dalloz, 2023) and Droit du commerce international (8th ed., Lefebvre Dalloz, 2023). He is responsible for the "Droit des Transports" column in the Recueil and the "Baux commerciaux" column in the Revue de jurisprudence commerciale, as well as co-responsible for the Baux commerciaux column in the business and notarial editions of the Semaine Juridique (JCP).