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Article R2-14 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

The purpose of the training is to enable citizen assessors to assess the meaning and scope of the oath provided for by article 10-11.

It covers the essential elements concerning :

the composition, methods of referral and jurisdiction of criminal courts including citizen assessors;

the offences falling within the jurisdiction of these courts;

the rules relating to criminal liability and grounds for non-accountability;

the respective roles of judges and the public prosecutor, as well as defence and civil party lawyers;

the ethical rules that apply to judges, in particular the obligations arising for them from the requirements of impartiality and probity;

the principle of the presumption of innocence and the rules relating to the taking of evidence in criminal matters;

the rules relating to the passing of sentences and their enforcement.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R2-14
La formation a pour objet de permettre aux citoyens assesseurs de mesurer le sens et la portée du serment prévu par l’article 10-11.


Elle porte sur les éléments essentiels concernant :


-la composition, les modes de saisine et la compétence des juridictions pénales comportant des citoyens assesseurs ;


-les délits relevant de la compétence de ces juridictions ;


-les règles relatives à la responsabilité pénale et aux causes d’irresponsabilité ;


-le rôle respectif des magistrats du siège et du ministère public, ainsi que des avocats de la défense et de la partie civile ;


-les règles déontologiques qui s’imposent aux juges, notamment les obligations découlant pour eux des exigences d’impartialité et de probité ;


-le principe de la présomption d’innocence et les règles relatives à l’administration de la preuve en matière pénale ;


-les règles relatives au prononcé des peines et à leur exécution.

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