place

Cour de Justice de la République

1993 establishments in FranceCourts and tribunals established in 1993Judiciary of FranceOrganizations based in Paris
Arms of the French Republic
Arms of the French Republic

The Cour de Justice de la République (CJR, "Court of Justice of the Republic") is a special French court established to try cases of ministerial misconduct. Its remit only extends to government ministers (or former ministers) concerning offences committed in the exercise of their functions. It was instituted by President François Mitterrand on 27 July 1993 following the infected blood scandal, which saw three ministers, including then-Prime Minister Laurent Fabius, charged with manslaughter. Before that, ministers in France benefitted from a degree of judicial immunity. As of 2020, the court has formally charged ten ministers since it was established; five were found guilty. French ministers can still be tried in a regular French court, if the alleged offence is not related to their ministerial duties. Notably, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux was fined in 2010 for making racial slurs. On 3 July 2017 President Emmanuel Macron announced his intention to abolish the court to have ministers tried by a regular Paris court, criticising the composition of the CJR.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Cour de Justice de la République (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Cour de Justice de la République
Rue de Constantine, Paris Faubourg Saint-Germain (Paris)

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Cour de Justice de la RépubliqueContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 48.859444444444 ° E 2.3147222222222 °
placeShow on map

Address

Direction Balard

Rue de Constantine
75007 Paris, Faubourg Saint-Germain (Paris)
Ile-de-France, France
mapOpen on Google Maps

Arms of the French Republic
Arms of the French Republic
Share experience

Nearby Places

7th arrondissement of Paris
7th arrondissement of Paris

The 7th arrondissement of Paris (VIIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le septième. The arrondissement, called Palais-Bourbon in a reference to the seat of the National Assembly, includes some of the major and well-known tourist attractions of Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower, the Hôtel des Invalides (Napoleon's resting place), the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, as well as a concentration of museums such as the Musée d'Orsay, Musée Rodin and the Musée du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Situated on the Rive Gauche—the "Left" bank of the River Seine—this central arrondissement, which includes the historical aristocratic neighbourhood of Faubourg Saint-Germain, contains a number of French national institutions, among them the National Assembly and numerous government ministries. It is also home to many foreign diplomatic embassies, some of them occupying outstanding hôtels particuliers. The arrondissement has been home to the French upper class since the 17th century, when it became the new residence of France's highest nobility. The district has been so fashionable within the French aristocracy that the phrase le Faubourg—referring to the ancient name of the current 7th arrondissement—has been used to describe French nobility ever since. The 7th arrondissement of Paris and Neuilly-sur-Seine form the most affluent and prestigious residential area in France.