https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/courts-and-judiciary/ Recent content in Courts and Judiciary on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/courts-and-judiciary/french-court-system/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/france/courts-and-judiciary/french-court-system/ <h2 id="the-principle-of-dual-jurisdiction">The Principle of Dual Jurisdiction</h2> <p>The French court system is organized around a fundamental structural distinction unknown to common law systems: the separation of the judicial order (ordre judiciaire) and the administrative order (ordre administratif). This dual jurisdiction reflects the French revolutionary tradition that courts should not interfere with the administration — a principle derived from the Law of 16–24 August 1790, which forbade judicial courts from reviewing administrative acts. The result is two entirely separate hierarchies: one for private law and criminal law, culminating in the Court of Cassation (Cour de Cassation), and another for public law, culminating in the Council of State (Conseil d&rsquo;État).</p>