French judiciary

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The French judiciary is the national system of courts and judges in France responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and upholding justice and the rule of law.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
French judiciary canonical 2
French courts 1
French judicial courts 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judicial system
alsoKnownAs judicial branch of France
basedOn French Constitution
French case law
French statutory law
cooperatesWith Court of Justice of the European Union
European Court of Human Rights
country France
employs court clerks
professional judges
public prosecutors
guaranteesRight right of access to a court
right to legal defense
hasComponent administrative courts
judicial courts
specialized courts
hasJurisdictionOver administrative disputes
civil cases
constitutional review in specific procedures
criminal cases
hasPrinciple judicial independence
presumption of innocence
right to a fair trial
separation of powers
hasTopCourt Constitutional Council of France
surface form: Constitutional Council

Council of State
court of cassation
surface form: Court of Cassation
includesBody public prosecutor’s office
includesCourt administrative tribunals in France
commercial courts in France
courts of appeal in France
labour courts in France
national asylum court
tribunaux judiciaires
language French
legalTradition continental European civil law
overseenBy Ministry of Justice of France
reformedBy judicial reforms of the Fifth Republic of France
responsibleFor applying the law in France
interpreting the law in France
resolving legal disputes
upholding justice
upholding the rule of law
subjectTo European Convention on Human Rights
territorialScope French overseas departments and regions
Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
uses civil law system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

High Court of Justice of France partOf French judiciary
Faculty of Law of Paris associatedWith French judiciary
French Code of Judicial Organization bindingOn French judiciary
this entity surface form: French courts
Court of Appeal of Paris branch in Melun belongsToJudicialOrder French judiciary
this entity surface form: ordre judiciaire (judicial order) of France
French administrative courts distinctFrom French judiciary
this entity surface form: French judicial courts