Sanchez and ZB v France: How Many More Restrictions to Freedom of Expression Should Strasbourg Accept?
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The Success and Remaining Challenges of French Climate Litigation
Notre affaire à tous is a French environmental NGO founded in 2015 inspired by the ...
Forgetting liberté: France’s new security law imperils freedom of expression
On Saturday 21 November, despite a nationwide lockdown, thousands took to the streets across France to protest the ...
French Court of Cassation Rules that Uber Drivers are Employees
On 4th of March 2020, French Court of Cassation (the country’s highest court for civil matters) in a landmark ...
Veil of Discord: France’s Approach to Religious Clothing Condemned by the United Nations Human Rights Committee
In three decisions issued on 10 August 2018 and 23 October 2018, the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) ...
Business and Human Rights: A Tale of Two Duties
With effect from 29 March 2017, the French Loi de la Vigilance introduced into the Commercial Code a duty on ...
The Forgotten Asylum Seekers of Calais and Dunkirk
Since the closure of the ‘Jungle’ in October 2016, the asylum seekers and refugees that remain in Calais, Dunkirk ...
France Risks Violating the Right to Freedom of Expression with New Abortion Law Proposals
France is set to introduce a controversial new law which criminalizes the online ‘obstruction’ of abortion. The ...
The French Council of State on the Burkini – Part 2: Upholding Religious Freedom
In its ordinance of 26 August 2016 entitled Ligue des droits de l'homme et autres the Council of State — France’s ...
The French Council of State on the Burkini – Part 1: “Reflections on Public Order”
On 26 August 2016, in an ordinance titled “Ligue des droits de l'homme et autres - association de défense des ...
Gender-Neutral Marriage and ‘Attenuated Discrimination’: Legal Developments in France
by Professor Daniel Borrillo-
During his election campaign, French president François Hollande announced as ...
Same-Sex Marriage: Bill N°344 Amidst France’s Wider Political Landscape
By Delphine Rooz -
On 12 April 2013, the French Senate adopted Bill n°344, which opens marriage to same-sex ...
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