Cour de cassation - 20.10.2015

Case
Case number
14-80.021
Country
  • France
Case Description

Incitement/Boycott (Provocation à la discrimination/ Boycott) - The Court of Appeal justified its decision by stating that the defendants were guilty of provocation to discrimination for participating in a campaign to boycott products from Israel, arguing that the purchase of these products legitimised crimes in Gaza and supported the policies of the Israeli government.

Art. 24 al. 8 Loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presse.

Name of Court
Cour de cassation
Date of decision
Apr 20, 2015
Subjects
  • Hate Speech and Incitement
  • Israel-related Incidents
Type of Court
  • Supreme Court
Area of Law
  • Criminal Law
Year
  • 2015
Generated ID
MIB0596-1606
Geolocation

Latitude: 48.8551330566406

Longitude: 2.345714807510376

Geolocation
Source
Légifrance
PDF
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Link
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/juri/id/JURITEXT000048242133?dateDecision=&isAdvancedResult=&page=1&pageSize=10&pdcSearchArbo=&pdcSearchArboId=&query=Palestine+israel&searchField=ALL&searchProximity=&searchType=ALL&sortValue=DATE_DESC&tab_selection=juri&typePagination=DEFAULT