The Union syndicale des magistrats (USM) puts some flats to the announcements, Monday morning, of Eric Dupond-Moretti, to accelerate the fight against domestic violence. A jurisdiction scheme will also be permanently enshrined in the code of judicial organization.

The latter obliges all heads of jurisdiction to appoint focal magistrates in the public prosecutor's office and at the seat of family judges. They will not only have to coordinate a specialized team on domestic violence, they will also have to...