23 October 2026
“Police Violence Is Deeply Entrenched in France”
France has been gripped by protests and violence for weeks. One of our authors witnessed last Saturday’s demonstrations firsthand. Carina Bury is a German-French legal scholar who completed her PhD in Hamburg and teaches at the Universities of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris Nanterre. We spoke with her about the ongoing protests, the response of the justice system, and the role of the police in French society. Continue reading >>
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23 October 2026
„Polizeigewalt ist in Frankreich tief verankert“
Frankreich wird seit Wochen von Protesten und Gewalt in Atem gehalten. Eine unserer Autorinnen hat die Demonstrationen am vergangenen Samstag aus nächster Nähe erlebt. Carina Bury ist deutsch-französische Rechtswissenschaftlerin, hat in Hamburg promoviert und unterrichtet an den Universitäten Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne und Paris Nanterre. Wir haben mit ihr über die laufenden Proteste, die Antwort der Justiz und die Rolle der Polizei in der französischen Gesellschaft gesprochen. Continue reading >>
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09 October 2026
Too Young for Rights, Old Enough to Be Maimed
For weeks, French students taking to the streets for better schools have faced relentless police crackdowns near their classroom gates. Emergency bans and mass arrests have replaced open debate, exposing a glaring contradiction at the heart of French law: a system that uses youth as a pretext to curtail freedom, while offering zero protection from state force. Continue reading >>
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