Cour de cassation - 16.02.2007

Case
Case number
06-81.785
Country
  • France
Case Description

Racial Insult (diffamation raciale) – The statement "the Jews are a sect, a swindle. It's one of the most serious because it's the first", constitutes an insult aimed at a group of people because of their origin.

Art. 29, Art. 33 Loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presse.

Name of Court
Cour de cassation
Date of decision
Feb 16, 2007
Subjects
  • Discrimination
  • Hate Speech and Incitement
Type of Court
  • Supreme Court
Area of Law
  • Criminal Law
Year
  • 2007
Generated ID
NWK3424-6586
Geolocation

Latitude: 48.8551330566406

Longitude: 2.345714807510376

Geolocation
Source
Légifrance
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Link
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