Judicial

#2019-222Justice Reform Act 2019

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law aims to make the French justice system more efficient, accessible, and modern. It simplifies procedures, invests in digital transformation, and increases resources, impacting the entire legal system and its users.

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Key Changes

  • Simplification of criminal and civil procedures
  • Investment in the digital transformation of the justice system
  • Expansion of resources with the creation of over 6,500 jobs

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Create 6,500+ new jobs in the justice system between 2019-2022, distributed as: 1,100 ETP in 2018, 1,300 ETP in 2019, 1,620 ETP in 2020, 1,260 ETP in 2021, and 1,220 ETP in 2022

Ministry of Justice
operational
high

Increase budget allocations for the justice mission to €8.3 billion by 2022, representing a 24% increase from 2017 baseline, with annual progression: €7.0B (2018), €7.3B (2019), €7.7B (2020), €8.0B (2021)

Ministry of Justice, Government Budget Authority
operational
high

Simplify criminal procedure to facilitate investigative services and justice action while safeguarding fundamental freedoms

Ministry of Justice, Courts, Law Enforcement Agencies
operational
high

Harmonize civil procedure and increase accessibility for citizens seeking justice

Ministry of Justice, Civil Courts
operational
high

Implement digital transformation of the justice system across all proceedings and court operations

Ministry of Justice, All Justice System Entities
operational

Affected Parties

Judges and legal practitionersCitizens interfacing with the justice system

Tags

justice,reform,digital_transformation