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The Cour de cassation (Court of cassation) is the highest court in the French judiciary. Sitting in the historic law courts of Paris on the Île de la Cité (center of Paris), this institution has a key role: unifying and monitoring the interpretation of law. The Court thus ensures everyone equal treatment before the judge. As its decisions establish the main legal principles that structure our society and concern many aspects of our daily lives, the Cour de cassation plays an essential role in the functioning of democracy.
Presentation of the Court by Chantal Arens, First President
The Prosecutor General's office presented by François Molins, Prosecutor General
International strategy of the Court of cassation
Translated rulings
The right to trial within reasonable time and consequences of the excessive duration of the proceedings
- Institution judiciaire
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Connection data retention and access in criminal proceedings: the Cour de cassation draws the consequences of the decisions delivered by the CJEU (ruling n° 769 - 21-83.710)
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Rest days and covid-19: Possibility for the employer, in the interest of the company, to impose on employees taking of rest days and to unilaterally modify the dates of already set rest days (ruling n° 892 - 21-15.189)
- International
- Translated rulings
Commercial leases and the state of health emergency: lessees are not entitled to suspend rent payments (ruling n° 604 - 21-20.190)
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- Translated rulings
Status of human gametes: human gametes are not property within the meaning of Article 1 of Additional Protocol 1 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights (ruling n° 492 - 21-17.654)
- International
- Translated rulings
Clarification of the jurisdiction of French courts to repair damage caused by the dissemination of disparaging comments on the Internet (ruling n° 475 - 18-24.850)
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- Translated rulings
Effects of the winding-up by decision of a court of an insurer abroad on an insurance compensation claim in France: clarification of the notion of pending lawsuits within the meaning of Article 292 of the Solvency II Directive (ruling n° 525 - 19-12.048 )
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- Translated rulings
Compensation scale for employees dismissed without real and serious cause (ruling n° 655 - 21-15.247)
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