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Constitutional Council Overturns Key Provisions of Attal’s Juvenile Justice Bill

By stressing that punitive measures cannot eclipse rehabilitative goals the council has prompted lawmakers to prepare a revised bill

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Le ministre de la Justice Gérald Darmanin à l'Assemblée nationale, le 10 juin 2025 à Paris
Née dans le sillage des émeutes de l’été 2023, la loi Attal avait fait l’objet de nombreuses tergiversations tout au long de l’année 2024.
Plusieurs articles clés de la proposition de loi de Gabriel Attal pour durcir la justice des mineurs adoptée mi-mai ont été censurés jeudi 19 juin par le Conseil constitutionnel. 

Overview

  • On June 19 the Constitutional Council struck down six articles of the juvenile justice reform adopted by Parliament in mid-May.
  • The censured measures included immediate court appearances for repeat offenders aged 16 to 18 and the removal of sentence mitigation for recidivist minors.
  • The council ruled that those provisions conflicted with the 1945 juvenile justice ordinance by undermining the principle that education should prevail over punishment.
  • Gabriel Attal announced plans to draft a new bill that incorporates the council’s guidance while preserving the reform’s core objectives.
  • Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin voiced support for lowering the criminal majority age to 16 through a constitutional amendment.