On May 13, 2025, the Paris Judicial Court sentenced a famous actor to 18 months of suspended imprisonment for multiple sexual assaults committed by surprise. The Court based its decision on Article 222-22 of the French Penal Code, which states in its first paragraph:...
On April 24, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a landmark judgment in the case of L. and Others v. France. Three women, minors at the time of the events, accused the French state of failing to protect them adequately or to recognize them as...
Harassment in packs: one message is enough Article 222-33-2-2 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code makes it an offence to “harass a person by repeated comments or behaviour the purpose or effect of which is to degrade their living conditions, resulting in an impairment of...
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Consideration of the harshness of sentences The question of knowing whether justice must be even harsher to prevent recidivism is a complex and controversial question. While increasing the severity of the sentence may seem like a...
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Several senators, led by Mr. Jacques Mézard, tabled on July 31, 2012, bill no. 735 relating to medical assistance in dying . The purpose of article 1 of this proposal is to add a new paragraph to article L. 1110-9 of the Public...
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Fight against domestic violence: the Grenelle and the empowerment of victims The Grenelle of domestic violence: a crucial meeting for change The Grenelle des violences conjugales, held on September 3, 2019, was a pivotal event...
