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COURTS AND CASES FRANCE

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Constitutional Court

Conseil Constitutionnel

The Constitutional Court serves as the main body for the protection of the Constitution, its tasks being the review of the constitutionality of statutes, and the protection of constitutional order and fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Conseil Constitutionnel (Constitutional Court)

Supreme Courts (Highest Instance)

The Cour de Cassation (Supreme Court) is the highest instance in France for civil and criminal cases. The Court is divided into five civil divisions, one of which specializes in labour law and social security law (the Social Division) and one which is specializes in commercial law, and one criminal division. Its primary function is to promote consistent interpretation of the rules of law. Application is made to the Court by way of a form of reference called "pourvoi en cassation". The court can only examine points of law. All 80 judges, of which the court is composed are appointed by the President.

Cour de cassation (Supreme Court)

Appellate Courts

Cour d'Appel

The Courts of Appeal are the appelate courts for the Courts of first instance (Tribunal de Grande Instance and Tribunal d'Instance). There are 35 Courts of Appeal.

Cour d'Appel d'Agen
Cour d'Appel d'Aix-en-Provence
Cour d'Appel d'Amiens
Cour d'Appel d'Angers
Cour d'Appel de Basse-Terre
Cour d'Appel de Bastia
Cour d'Appel de Besancon
Cour d'Appel de Bordeaux
Cour d'Appel de Bourges
Cour d'Appel de Caen
Cour d'Appel de Chambéry
Cour d'Appel de Colmar
Cour d'Appel de Dijon
Cour d'Appel de Douai
Cour d'Appel de Fort-de-France
Cour d'Appel de Grenoble
Cour d'Appel de Limoges
Cour d'Appel de Lyon
Cour d'Appel de Mamoudzou
Cour d'Appel de Metz
Cour d'Appel de Montpellier
Cour d'Appel de Nancy
Cour d'Appel de Nouméa
Cour d'Appel de Nîmes
Cour d'Appel de Orleans
Cour d'Appel de Papeete (Tahiti)
Cour d'Appel de Paris et les Tribunaux du ressort
Cour d'Appel de Pau
Cour d'Appel de Poitiers
Cour d'Appel de Reims
Cour d'Appel de Rennes
Cour d'Appel de Riom
Cour d'Appel de Rouen
Cour d'Appel de Saint-Denis-de-la-Réunion
Cour d'Appel de St - Pierre et Miquelon
Cour d'Appel de Toulouse
Cour d'Appel de Versailles

Regional courts

Tribunal de Grande Instance

First Instance Courts

The 'Tribunal'd'instance' are the courts of first instance. There are 473 Courts of first instance in France.

Administrative Supreme Court

Conseil d'État

The Administrative Supreme Court is the Highest instance regarding administrative cases in France.

Conseil d'État (Supreme administrative Court)

Administrative Appellate Court

Cours Administratives d'Appel

The Administrative Court of Appeal is the Appellate court in administrative cases.There are 7 Administrative Courts of Appeal in France.

Cours Administratives d'Appel

Administrative Courts (First Instance)

Cours Administratives

The Administrative Courts (Tribunal administrative) are the courts of first instance in administrative disputes. There are 35 tribunaux administratifs in France.

Tribunaux Administratifs

Court of Audit

Cour des comptes (Court of Audit)

Other Courts

Cours d'assises
High Court of Justice (Haute Cour de Justice),
Tribunaux de commerce

Jurisprudence (Case Law)

Actualite Jurisprudence
Conseil Constitutionnel : Décisions Rendues
Jurisprudence commentée de la Cour d'Appel de Paris et de la Cour de cassation (Direction Generale de la Concurrence)
Jurisprudence de Cour d'Appel de Poitiers
Jurisprudence de Cour de Comptes
Jurisprudence de la Cours d'Appel de Toulouse
La revue de jurisprudence
Le Conseil d'Etat - Jurisprudence administrative
Ordre National des Medecins Jurisprudence