Albert Jean Julien François, Baron Lilar (21 December 1900 – 16 March 1976) was a Belgian politician of the Liberal Party and a minister of justice.
He was also a professor of law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
In his political life, Lilar was a member of parliaments for the liberal party, senator of the Arrondissement Antwerp (1946–1971) and four times minister of justice (1946–1947, 1949–1950, 1954–1958 en 1960–1961).
As vice-premier, he was elected president of the Round Table in 1960 whose discussions lead to the independence of the Belgian Congo.
A great humanitarian and defender of human rights, no death penalties were carried out under his terms as minister of justice.