Symposium: “Perspectives on the New Juvenile Criminal Justice Code”

Faculty of Law and Political Science – Downtown Campus, Building 1, Lecture Hall C, 39 Rue de l’Université, 34000 Montpellier.

Traditionally, the main legal text governing juvenile criminal law was the Ordinance of February 10, 1945.

The Act of February 26, 2021, ratifying the Order of September 11, 2019, which reforms the Order of 1945, provides for the new legislation to take effect on September 30, 2021. Thus, a new Juvenile Criminal Justice Code is established. What are the main contributions of this Code in terms of responses to juvenile offenders?

The conference, organized by Professor Marie-Christine Sordino of the Montpellier Criminal Law Research Group, is one of the first to be held on this topic. Its purpose is to bring together the perspectives of national academic experts in the field and practitioners deeply engaged in these issues, which are crucial for French society—both now and in the future—since minors embody the future and the challenges it will face.

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