The privileged jurisdiction in France

Authors

  • Paulo Gustavo Guedes Fontes Universidade de Toulouse, França

Keywords:

criminal procedure, privileges of jurisdiction, immunities

Abstract

The article describes general aspects of french judicial system and procedural rules on criminal matter, in order to identify privileges of jurisdiction accorded to politicians and other authorities. Constitutional and legal rules are examined when defendants are authorities as the president of french Republic, members of the government, representatives and senators and other authorities. He concludes that privileges of jurisdiction exist in french Law but are less frequently found than in brazilian Law.

Author Biography

Paulo Gustavo Guedes Fontes, Universidade de Toulouse, França

Desembargador Federal no Tribunal Regional Federal da 3ª Região. Ex-procurador da República. Mestre em Direito Público pela Universidade de Toulouse, França.

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Published

2014-06-10

How to Cite

Fontes, P. G. G. (2014). The privileged jurisdiction in France. Revista Do Tribunal Regional Federal Da 3ª Região, 25(121), 49–58. Retrieved from https://revista.trf3.jus.br/index.php/rtrf3/article/view/534

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 121 (2014)

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Artigos

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