Cour de cassation - 10.11.2009

Case
Case number
09-80.542
Country
  • France
Case Description

The Cour de cassation upheld the appellate court's ruling that found a person guilty of public defamation towards an individual. The appellate court that he indeed made defamatory statements on a radio broadcast, suggesting that individual associated with radical Islamist groups and participated in demonstrations where antisemitic chants were heard.   Art. 32, 53 Loi du 29 juillet 1881 sur la liberté de la presse

Name of Court
Cour de cassation
Date of decision
Nov 10, 2009
Subjects
  • Discrimination
  • Hate Speech and Incitement
Type of Court
  • Supreme Court
Area of Law
  • Criminal Law
Year
  • 2009
Generated ID
VPV5663-7392
Geolocation

Latitude: 48.8551330566406

Longitude: 2.345714807510376

Geolocation
Source
Légifrance
PDF
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Link
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/juri/id/JURITEXT000021387687?dateDecision=&isAdvancedResult=&page=21&pageSize=10&pdcSearchArbo=&pdcSearchArboId=&query=Juif&searchField=ALL&searchProximity=&searchType=ALL&sortValue=DATE_ASC&tab_selection=juri&typePagination=DEFAULT