The ''Tribunal judiciaire de Paris'' (abbreviated TJ; in

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: ''Judicial Court of

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''), located at the Judicial Campus of Paris in

Batignolles Batignolles () is a neighbourhood of Paris, part of its 17th arrondissement. The neighbourhood is bounded on the south by the Boulevard des Batignolles, on the east by the Avenue de Clichy, on the north by Rue Cardinet and on the west by the Ru ...

, is the largest

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by caseload. It replaced the capital's former ''Tribunal de grande instance'' (''Court of major instance'') and ''Tribunal d'instance'' (''court of petty instance'') under an amalgamation of jurisdictions that came into effect on January 1, 2020.

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the Paris judicial court is nationwide for matters of: *

crimes against humanity Crimes against humanity are widespread or systemic acts committed by or on behalf of a ''de facto'' authority, usually a state, that grossly violate human rights. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity do not have to take place within the ...

and war crimes, * crimes committed outside the territory by members of the French armed forces or against them in peacetime (since the removal of the Tribunal of the armies of Paris in 2012), *

corruption Corruption is a form of dishonesty or a criminal offense which is undertaken by a person or an organization which is entrusted in a position of authority, in order to acquire illicit benefits or abuse power for one's personal gain. Corruption m ...

and

tax evasion Tax evasion is an illegal attempt to defeat the imposition of taxes by individuals, corporations, trusts, and others. Tax evasion often entails the deliberate misrepresentation of the taxpayer's affairs to the tax authorities to reduce the tax ...

. The financial prosecutor of the Republic is located near the court. *

terrorism Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

. The court has inter-regional jurisdiction in matters of: * complex economic and financial affairs (one of eight specialized interregional courts of France) * Health Affairs (one of the two specialized courts with that attached to TGI de Marseille). For all other matters, its jurisdiction is limited to the entire capital. It is one of the courts subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the

Court of Appeal of Paris The Court of Appeal of Paris (french: Cour d'appel de Paris) is the largest appeals court in France in terms of the number of cases brought before it. Its jurisdiction covers the departments of Paris, Essonne, Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint- ...

Organization

As of 2009, TGI was organized in the following hierarchy: * President and three Vice-Presidents ** Civil Service: 12 civil divisions and specialized services ** Penal Service: 15 Correctional facilities and specialized services * Prosecutor and two deputy prosecutors ** 1st division: public action, sectored,Translator is unsure of the translation of this word real-time processing: 4 sections, ** 2nd division: financial center: 2 sections, ** 3rd division: general administration, civil and news: 4 sections, ** 4th division: fight against terrorism, offenses against state security, organized crime: sections 2, ** 5th division: public health center, fight against economic and social delinquency: 2 sections. In May 2019,

Jean-François Ricard Jean-François Ricard (born 14 July 1956) is a French magistrate, and since 25 June 2019 the first prosecutor of the National Terrorism Prosecution Office (; PNAT) a '' parquet'' for the prosecution of terrorism in France. Early life and education ...

was appointed Advocate General at the

Court of Cassation A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...

to exercise the function of anti-terrorism public prosecutor at the Tribunal de grande instance de Paris, heading a new National Terrorism Prosecution Office (; PNAT), beginning on 25 June 2019. He leads a team of 25 magistrates.

Building

Renzo Piano Renzo Piano (; born 14 September 1937) is an Italian architect. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris (with Richard Rogers, 1977), The Shard in London (2012), the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City (2 ...

(famous for the

Centre Pompidou The Centre Pompidou (), more fully the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou ( en, National Georges Pompidou Centre of Art and Culture), also known as the Pompidou Centre in English, is a complex building in the Beaubourg area of ...

), the Tribunal de Paris building consolidates several major and minor courts and tribunals into one building. The building is 38 storeys and 160m high. Inside the building are 90 law courts, offices and public facilities. Located close by is ''36, rue du Bastion'' (Regional Directorate headquarters of the Judicial

Paris Police Prefecture The police prefecture (french: préfecture de police) is the unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the population of the city of Paris and the surrounding t ...

) and the ''Maison de l'ordre des avocats'' (Offices of the Parisian

Bar association A bar association is a professional association of lawyers as generally organized in countries following the Anglo-American types of jurisprudence. The word bar is derived from the old English/European custom of using a physical railing to se ...

) - together, the three buildings form the Judicial Campus of Paris (''Cité judiciaire de Paris''). The move from the Palais de Justice was announced on 29 April 2009 by

Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...

, and the contract was signed in 2012. The building was opened in 2018, and was officially inaugurated in April 2019 by French Prime Minister

Édouard Philippe Édouard Charles Philippe (; born 28 November 1970) is a French politician serving as Mayor (France), Mayor of Le Havre since 2020, previously holding the office from 2010 to 2017. He was Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020 ...

Location

The Tribunal judiciaire is located at the Judicial Campus of Paris (''Cité judiciaire de Paris'') in the Batignolles district.

Porte de Clichy Porte de Clichy () is a station on Line 13 and Line 14 of the Paris Métro and RER C, as well as a stop on Île-de-France tramway Line 3b. Located in the 17th arrondissement, the Métro station is situated on the northwestern branch of Li ...

station on Line 13, Line 14,

RER C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. The li ...

and Tramway 3b serves the site, with the subtitle Tribunal de Paris appearing on maps and the station platforms from September 2018.

Previous location

The TGI was previously located in the Palace of Justice on the Île de la Cité along with the

and the

. This site (formerly called Palace of the City) hosted the

Parlement A ''parlement'' (), under the French Ancien Régime, was a provincial appellate court of the Kingdom of France. In 1789, France had 13 parlements, the oldest and most important of which was the Parlement of Paris. While both the modern Fr ...

during the ''

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''. The ''

Sainte-Chapelle The Sainte-Chapelle (; en, Holy Chapel) is a royal chapel in the Gothic style, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris, France. ...

'' and ''

Conciergerie The Conciergerie () ( en, Lodge) is a former courthouse and prison in Paris, France, located on the west of the Île de la Cité, below the Palais de Justice. It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also ...

'' are remnants of the medieval royal palace, the ''Palais de la Cité'', open to the public today. The palace is adjacent to 36, ''quai des Orfèvres'' where the

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(Regional Directorate of the Judicial Police of Paris) was located before it, too, moved to Batignolles. Tribunal correctionnel de Paris 2012.jpg, Entrance to Court of Corrections at 14 quai des Orfèvres (photo taken en 2006). Salle du tribunal de grande instance de Paris.JPG, Salle des Pas-perdus (photo taken in 2012). 5, rue des italiens, Paris, France.JPG, Financial and economic center and Public jealth center at 5-7 rue des Italiens, Paris, since 1999 (photo taken in 2015).

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Translator's Notes

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