Attal law. "This text surfs on emotion": the anger of lawyers who denounce the "dangerous" hardening of juvenile justice

The Black Robes are rising up against the Attal law, which further tightens juvenile justice: prison sentences as early as 13 years, immediate appearances at 15... Discover our report on the mobilization of this May 5.

A proposal for a law by Gabriel Attal, which aims to tighten the conditions of children tried or sentenced, is to be examined Tuesday 6 May in a joint joint committee. Agents of the judicial protection of young people and lawyers mobilized Monday in Paris.

On Tuesday, 6 May, the Joint Joint Committee must express its opinion on the so-called "Attal" bill, which aims to reform the justice of children. Immediate appearance for minors, abolition of the principle of minority excuse: the law provokes the anger of lawyers who denounce a reform contrary to fundamental rights.

In Hidalgo, justice not only fails. It becomes an accomplice. It folds into the interests of those who have political power, religious connections or protected surnames. But the most devastating thing is that it fails exactly where it matters most: when the victims are childhoods. That is, when those who report abuse, violence or institutional neglect are children or adolescents without networks of power, without protected surnames, without acce…

Following the youth justice educators (PJJ), it's now lawyers' turn to speak out against the Attal bill, which aims to tighten the juvenile justice system. On Monday, lawyers from the Dijon Bar mobilized to demand the rejection of this bill, which they consider unnecessary.

On Monday, 5 May, lawyers and magistrates gathered on the steps of the Palace of Justice of Agen, in protest against the proposal for a "Attal" law on juvenile justice.