Court of Justice of the Republic

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Building of the Court of Justice in Paris

The Court of Justice of the Republic ( French: Cour de justice de la République , CJR) is a French court that only judges the misconduct of French ministers in the exercise of their office .

The CJR was created during the presidency of François Mitterrand by constitutional law (Articles 68-1 and 68-2 of the Constitution ) on July 27, 1993. This year, infections from HIV-contaminated blood products became known across Europe and the former Prime Minister Laurent Fabius should also be held responsible.

The court consists of 15 judges; three of them, including the chairman, come from the highest court, the court of cassation , twelve are politicians. Six are elected by the National Assembly from its midst, six by the Senate from its midst. The current president is Martine Ract-Madoux; her predecessor was Henri-Claude Le Gall.

Any injured citizen can appeal to the court. He turns to a committee ( Commission des requêtes ), which consists of seven judges from the Court of Cassation, Conseil d'État and the Cour des comptes . The procedure can already be stopped here.

In the second step, the case goes to another instance, the commission d'instruction made up of three judges. Only then can the case be referred to the Court of Justice.

There have been numerous charges since 1993, but only a few convictions. The proceedings only came about years later. Laurent Fabius, for example, was not acquitted until 1999, after six years.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Une femme élue présidente de la CJR. lefigaro.fr, November 20, 2012, accessed March 20, 2013
  2. ^ AFP report , accessed on August 4, 2011

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