Mikaël Benillouche makes the law clear, engaging and deeply human.
A lawyer, academic and educator, he explores justice, fundamental freedoms and the power of argument so that everyone can better understand their rights and defend their convictions.
A criminal defence lawyer, PhD in law and HDR university lecturer, Mikaël Benillouche has spent more than twenty years at the intersection of justice, teaching and transmission.
Police custody, trials, defence rights, detention and the presumption of innocence: he explains what really happens behind legal terminology. Drawing on his work as a lawyer, he turns complex mechanisms into clear, concrete and human stories.
With a PhD in law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and as an HDR university lecturer, he devoted much of his career to teaching criminal law and criminal procedure. Founder of Sup Barreau, he helped train generations of future lawyers. Today, as a criminal defence lawyer at the Hauts-de-Seine Bar, he confronts legal principles with courtroom reality every day.
Can criminal law be learned through How to Get Away with Murder? For Mikaël Benillouche, the answer is yes. TV series, cinema and popular culture become gateways to understanding guilt, defence strategy, trials, professional secrecy and judicial truth.
As a lawyer and public-speaking trainer, he also works with people who want to persuade without playing a role. His principle is simple: speaking is not a gift. It is a skill that can be trained. Clarity, argument, breathing, posture and sincerity become the foundations of persuasive and authentic communication.
Justice, citizenship and the power of the right words
Mikaël Benillouche uses justice as a powerful lens through which to explore decision-making, persuasion, bias, ethics, responsibility and freedom. Law made vivid, concrete and accessible to everyone.
A different way to understand justice.
What if a TV series could help us understand how justice really works? Using How to Get Away with Murder and other fictions, Mikaël Benillouche compares fictional scenarios with the reality of French law.
Persuade without betraying what you believe.
Persuasion is not about playing a role. Drawing on his experience as a lawyer and trainer, Mikaël Benillouche decodes the mechanics of clear, structured and sincere communication.
Rethinking the role of the lawyer.
Can we defend someone without defending what they did? In a society where trials sometimes also take place on social media, Mikaël Benillouche returns to the fundamental principles of justice: defend without condoning, protect without manipulating and judge without surrendering to public opinion.
Why defence rights protect society as a whole.
Why defend someone whom everything seems to accuse? Through the concrete workings of criminal justice, Mikaël Benillouche explores one of the foundations of the rule of law: everyone's right to a defence.
Our faces under surveillance.
How far are we prepared to sacrifice freedom in the name of security? Facial recognition, algorithms, personal data and predictive AI are giving new powers to organisations and governments. Mikaël Benillouche explores where the limits should be drawn.
Know your rights to act with confidence.
We all have rights, but we still need to know them. Police custody, lawyers, trials, detention and procedure: Mikaël Benillouche explains the essential mechanisms of criminal justice through concrete situations.
Mikaël Benillouche speaks at the key moments where people, performance and impact matter.
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Public speaking, justice and popular culture: discover Mikaël Benillouche through two videos that illustrate his talent for making law engaging and communication more authentic.
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Mikaël Benillouche shows how practice, training and clear goals help people improve their speaking skills, overcome their doubts and build confidence. Persuasion is not about playing a role, but about finding your own voice.
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Using How to Get Away with Murder and other fiction, Mikaël Benillouche reveals the real rules of French criminal law. Trials, defence strategy, professional secrecy and guilt become an engaging and accessible way to understand justice through popular culture.
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How to get away with… criminal law
Can law be learned through a television series? Mikaël Benillouche uses How to Get Away with Murder as a starting point for explaining French criminal law. Procedure, defense, professional secrecy, and responsibility: fiction becomes a powerful way to understand the reality of justice.