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Cohen (2020), “Judicial Colonialism Today: The French Overseas Courts.”

Mathilde Cohen, “Judicial Colonialism Today: The French Overseas Courts.” Journal of Law and Courts, vol. 8, no. 2 (2020): 247–76.  Summary: France maintains a court system outside of the European continent in so-called overseas regions such as Martinique and New Caledonia. Held as colonies until the 1940s, these territories became part of the French state …

Pavone (2020), “Lawyers, Judges, And The Obstinate State: The French Case And An Agenda For Comparative Politics”

This article revisits the classic thesis of France as an “obstinate state,” known for the resilience of its centralized authority, by showing how lawyers and judges have quietly shaped political development in ways that challenge this narrative.