International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates
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Judicial child protection in France and England : a comparative approach - June 2001.
Read the text in word format (102 pages) Muriel Eglin, French Judge Présentation en français : Le juge des enfants en France et en Angleterre : analyse comparée - juin 2001. De chaque côté de la Manche, les enfants en grave danger sont protégés par la justice. Les deux systèmes sont différents dans leur organisation et dans leurs finalités : quand le juge français recherche la restauration de l’autorité parentale et revoit régulièrement l’enfant et sa famille, le juge (...)
The French children’s court (September 2005)
(Read in rtf format) THE CHILDREN’S COURT le tribunal pour enfants François TOURET-DE COUCY former children’s judge A. The civil justice system for protecting children at risks : In France, two institutions are responsible for protecting children at risks, that means having serious problems (sexual abuse, violence in the family, alcoholic parents, offending behaviour) : the county council (Conseil général) social services on one hand, the children’s judge on the (...)
The French Justice system (September 2005)
(Read in rtf format) THE FRENCH JUSTICE SYSTEM This presentation deals with : the general French justice system, - the recruitment in the judicial system, - the members of the judicial system (judges and prosecutors), - the different judicial courts, - the French civil and criminal procedures. Introduction : The French justice system The French judicial system is divided in two branches : the administrative branch, - the judicial branch. These two branches are run on (...)
The juvenile Justice system in France
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