After studies and a doctorate in
Liège and
Leuven, Faider practiced law as an advocate before joining the Belgian civil service. He was appointed assistant prosecutor in Leuven 1837, head prosecutor in
Antwerp 1842 and solicitor general in
Brussels 1844. From 1852 to 1855 he served as minister of Justice under
Henri de Brouckère and continued to serve as solicitor general thereafter. Faider authored a remarkable number of publications in a great variety of legal fields of study. He was a permanent contributor to five legal journals. His most lasting contribution to
Belgian law, however, are the briefs he submitted to the
Cour de Cassation. Demanding that "verdicts must conform to positive law as well as the necessities created by the changes in society", he helped Belgian courts establish a judicial tradition independent from that of France. ==References==