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Europe rights court rules crucifixes in public schools violate Convention
November 4, 2009
[JURIST] The European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) [official website] ruled [judgment, in French] Tuesday that displaying a crucifix in a public school classroom violates the European Convention on Human Rights [text, PDF]. The lawsuit was brought against Italy by Soile Lautsi, who claimed that disp....... [more] 
France judge orders ex-president Chirac to stand trial for corruption
October 30, 2009
[JURIST] Judge Xaviere Simeoni on Friday ordered former French president Jacques Chirac [official profile; BBC profile] to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and misuse of public funds. While serving as mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Chirac allegedly financed the Rally for the Republic (RPR),....... [more]
France court refuses to hear embezzlement case against African heads of state
October 29, 2009
[JURIST] The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to hear an embezzlement case brought by the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) [official website] against the late president of Gabon, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the president of Equatorial G....... [more]
France court convicts high-profile defendants in Angola arms trade case
October 28, 2009
[JURIST] A French court convicted several high-profile defendants Tuesday for their roles in illegal arms sales to Angola during the 1990s, known as Angolagate [Global Witness report, PDF]. Among those convicted were former interior minister and current senator Charles Pasqua [official profile, in F....... [more]
France constitutional court approves Internet piracy law
October 23, 2009
[JURIST] The French Constitutional Council [official website, in French] on Thursday approved [judgment, in French] a controversial Internet piracy law [JURIST news archive] that would restrict access to individuals who use the Internet to violate intellectual property laws. The bill was approved by....... [more]
France prosecutors seek suspended sentence, fine for ex-PM accused in Sarkozy defamation
October 21, 2009
[JURIST] Paris prosecutors requested Tuesday that former prime minister Dominique de Villepin [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] receive an 18-month suspended prison sentence and a â?¬45,000 fine for his role in an alleged plot to defame several businessmen including current President Nicolas Sarkoz....... [more]
France court denies woman access to semen of deceased husband
October 16, 2009
[JURIST] A French court on Thursday ruled that a woman cannot recover semen samples donated by her husband prior to his death. The High Court in the Western city of Rennes said that Fabienne Justel could not take [AFP report] her husband's sperm abroad to be used in an artificial insemination becaus....... [more]
France constitutional court strikes down laws legalizing Islamic finance instruments
October 16, 2009
[JURIST] The French Constitutional Court [official website, in French] on Wednesday struck down [decision, in French] two articles in a small and medium enterprise (SME) access to credit law that would have legalized Islamic law compliant financial instruments in France. Socialist Party (PS) [party....... [more]
Gabon court declares Bongo victor in disputed presidential election
October 13, 2009
[JURIST] The Constitutional Court of Gabon upheld on Monday the presidential election victory of Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba [BBC Profile]. Bongo, former minister of defence and foreign affairs and of son of long-time Gabonese president Omar Bongo [BBC Profile], received over 40 percent of the vote, but w....... [more]
France prosecutors ask judge to drop Chirac corruption charges
September 30, 2009
[JURIST] Paris prosecutors requested Tuesday that charges of embezzlement and corruption against former French president and Paris mayor Jacques Chirac [official profile; BBC profile] be dropped. As mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, Chirac is alleged to have placed 45 people on his office payroll [A....... [more]
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