Ten years after the former IMF chief’s fall from political grace, Banon celebrates new legislation on ages of consentAlmost exactly 10 years ago Read More
Mar 26, 2021
France
Mar 17, 2021
ECJ orders France to ban glue-trap hunting of songbirds outright
Campaigners welcome ruling that ‘tradition is no excuse’ and practice is not selective and breaks EU rulesEuropean judges have ordered France to Read More
Mar 16, 2021
French MPs approve ‘non-consent’ law to protect children from sexual abuse
Draft legislation says a child under 15 cannot be considered to have willingly engaged in a sexual actFrench MPs have unanimously approved a Read More
Feb 07, 2021
Outrage over French girl’s rape case sparks demand for law to protect minors
Campaigners call for the introduction of an age of consent as 20 firefighters face chargesProtests will take place across France on Sunday in support Read More
Feb 07, 2021
Outrage over French girl’s rape case sparks demand for law to protect minors
Campaigners call for the introduction of an age of consent as 20 firefighters face chargesProtests will take place across France on Sunday in support Read More
Jan 15, 2021
Air pollution will lead to mass migration, say experts after landmark ruling
Call for world leaders to act in wake of French extradition case that turned on environmental concernsAir pollution does not respect national Read More
Jan 03, 2021
‘Step up’ and face Grenfell inquiry, minister tells cladding firm bosses
Stephen Greenhalgh said executives should not ‘hide behind’ rarely used French lawThe UK government has demanded that executives who supplied Read More
Dec 22, 2020
French policemen detained over assault of music producer are released
Michel Zecler’s lawyer ‘astonished’ at release of two officers under supervision, one month after Paris beating caught on cameraFrench investigating Read More
Dec 11, 2020
Édouard Louis ‘in very bad way’ after man accused of his rape has charge dropped
Friends say Louis, who recounted the attack in his acclaimed book History of Violence, ‘traumatised again’ after trial that dismissed sexual assault Read More
Dec 04, 2020
France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts
Special reporters take government to task over proposed legislation that would give police more powerUN experts have urged France to completely revise Read More
Nov 22, 2020
Nicolas Sarkozy corruption trial: co-defendant wants Covid postponement
Former French president is accused of corruption and influence peddling Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, will make history on Monday Read More
Nov 12, 2020
Alcoholic anaesthetist jailed for killing Briton during caesarean birth in France
Helga Wauters imprisoned for three years and banned from practising after death of Xynthia HawkeAn alcoholic anaesthetist who botched an emergency Read More