From 1981 to 1983 she was professor at the University of Chambéry and from 1983 to 1997 professor at the University of Caen. She was responsible for the Fundamental Rights Research Department.
She spent nearly two decades as a professor, first at the University of Chambéry (1981-1983) and then at the University of Caen (1983-1997), where she was in charge of the Fundamental Rights Research Department.