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Abstract The story of the walls of Jericho, which collapsed without military intervention but as the result of a ritual, emphasizes the importance of divine intervention. Archaeologically, the search for these walls was a failure. No doubt the place was …

Abstract As the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice occupies a unique place in the landscape of international institutions and jurisdictions. It is the only universal international court with general …

Abstract The Homeric Hymn to Demeter depicts the goddess' anger at the abduction of her daughter by Hades, with Zeus' consent. The poem is fully in keeping with the theme of sacrificial culture : the strike by Demeter, withdrawn to her temple at Eleusis, …

References to works cited in the lecture Oswald de Andrade, Manifeste anthropophage , Dijon, Les presses du réel, 2011 [1928]. David Armitage, The Declaration of Independence: A Global History , Cambridge (MA), Harvard University Press, 2009. Jean …

Abstract It's often said that the Comédie-Française rests on three pillars : the Troupe, the Repertoire and the Alternance. A fourth is certainly missing, one without which it would have no reason to exist : the audience. The public as a collective …

Abstract Why recount the world if not to restore it each time and transpose it  ? Even the cruellest works carry within them, by the very fact of their writing, an act of generosity. Writing to repair, to patch up, to put amputations back together and …

Abstract How writing, even the cruellest, carries the seeds of love. Passing on wounds. Transmitting them again. Speaking the words of others. Write "   for   ". "   Pour   " in the sense of "   à l'adresse de   " but also in the sense of "   à la place …

Lecture outline : Curry-Howard   ; gentzen's natural deduction   ; inductive definitions following Martin-Löf   ; algebraic presentation of type theory and term model as initial model   ; some examples of models, in particular the set model and prefix …

Abstract Some soldiers are particularly well known to us, like General Yasim-El. But lesser officers, such as Yamṣum, also wrote enough letters to allow us to sketch a portrait. Finally, we'll see how ordinary soldiers escaped …

Selection of maxims of wisdom and best sayings , Al-Mubashshir ibn Fâtik, 13th century. Slim Laghmani has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Pr Samantha Besson. Abstract Is there a Muslim exception in international law ? …

Abstract We are not all equal when it comes to infections. Thanks to recent advances in genomics and data science, it is now possible to imagine a more precise medicine, better adapted to individual needs, also in the field of infectious diseases. From …

Abstract Types of regulatory landscapes. Analysis of chromatin architectures at the single-cell level using super-resolution microscopy. In this fifth   lesson, different types of topological organization of enhancers are described, in particular those …

Abstract This lecture will be devoted to the presentation of discoveries concerning the genetic causes of monogenic diseases, with emphasis on mutations responsible for serious pathologies. It will recall Mendelian principles of trait transmission, with …