The establishment of a special court against domestic violence was met with skepticism

For once, the actors of the judicial world (lawyers, magistrates and the ministry) agree. We all regret the lack of consultation and we all believe that the Bill passed on Thursday 1^Eh December, by the National Assembly, is a false good idea that, in the end, can cause more complications than solutions.

Presented by Aurélien Pradié, MP (Les Républicains, LR) Lot, it aims to create “The court specializes in domestic violence”, Son the model of the one in Spain. This jurisdiction was associated “Powers of a civil judge and a criminal judge”based on “On the references of each prosecutor’s office”, the chosen one explained. The proposal passed in the first reading will be sent to the Senate, with a majority on the right.

“This is a topic I have been working on since 2019, it is not a work written in haste.Explains the LR presidential candidate, who is suspected by some to want a political coup before the first round of his party’s internal voting on December 3 and 4. The Spanish had specialized jurisdiction for eighteen years and there was a gigantic decrease in the number of femicides. » Thus, Mr. Pradier intends to tighten the sanctions against abusive husbands, in particular by using an anti-reconciliation bracelet.

“We’re going to have to slow down some more”

In the entourage of Justice Minister Eric DuPont-Moret, the resulting text is believed to be “Counterproductive proposal containing highly restrictive fear of legal action in cases of violence against women and children”. In the chancellery they made sure that the policy is more “volunteer” conducted by the government. Thus, the ministry recalls that Elizabeth Bourne, the Prime Minister, entrusted the deputy Emily Chandler (Renaissance, Val d’Oise) and the senator Dominique Verrien (Centre Union, Yonne) with the mission to make proposals to improve the legal treatment of domestic violence. .

This mission should benefit from the support of the Ministry of Justice and, in particular, the General Inspectorate and the Delegate of the Minister for Equality between Women and Men, Isabel Rome. Finally, the Ministry insists on the specific organization of courts that already exists to create special schemes in more than one hundred and twenty-three courts through special channels to deal with violence against women.