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With Russia, the war of law is declared

1/27/2023, 7:03:47 PM


ANALYSIS - One year after the start of the conflict with Ukraine, the courts refused, for the first time in France, a request for mutual legal assistance with the Russian Federation.

This is called the judge's office and the case shows how vast it is.

On January 19, the investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal issued a judgment which will be a landmark in France, or in any case will be a source of inspiration for other courts of appeal and why not for the Court of Cassation.

A year after the start of the war in Ukraine, it refused, for the first time in France, a request for mutual legal assistance with the Russian Federation on the grounds that it is no longer possible

"to rely on the principle of mutual trust with the Russian Federation.

There is no longer any certainty that Russia respects its obligations in terms of the protection of human rights in the context of mutual legal assistance and offers sufficient guarantees with regard to the protection of individual freedoms and the rights of the defense. 

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This decision was rendered by Pole 7-2 of the investigating chamber in charge of examining the legality and execution of warrants…

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