Symposium: “Different 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 law of February 26, 2021, ratifying the Ordinance of September 11, 2019, which reforms the 1945 Ordinance, provides for the new legislation to take effect on September 30, 2021. Thus, a new Juvenile Criminal Justice Code has been created. What are the main contributions of this Code in terms of the responses provided to juvenile offenders?

The symposium, organized by Professor Marie-Christine Sordino as part 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 involved in these issues, which are crucial for French society—both now and in the future—since minors represent the future and the challenges it will face.

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