L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français

In Belgium, women acquired the right to be lay judges through the Law of May 15, 1910, regarding labor courts, and the Law of June 13, 1924, concerning commercial courts. In France, they acquired this right respectively through the Law of November 15, 1908, and the Law of December 9, 1931. An analys...

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Main Author: Mathilde van Ackere
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Language:English
Published: Criminocorpus 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/criminocorpus/16951
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description In Belgium, women acquired the right to be lay judges through the Law of May 15, 1910, regarding labor courts, and the Law of June 13, 1924, concerning commercial courts. In France, they acquired this right respectively through the Law of November 15, 1908, and the Law of December 9, 1931. An analysis of the preparatory works for these laws allows for the construction of a typology of the various arguments raised by the proponents of these legislative projects as well as their opponents. The latter notably put forward naturalistic arguments, relying on a supposed feminine nature and inherently feminine professions. Our study highlights the fact that these arguments come into conflict with on-the-ground realities, as emphasized by proponents of the reforms: the significant number of female workers, employees, and business owners; the presence of women leading major businesses; and the increasing access of women to a growing range of professions and positions.
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L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
Criminocorpus
Women
lay judges
parliamentary activities
naturalistic arguments
on-the-ground realities
title L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
title_full L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
title_fullStr L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
title_full_unstemmed L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
title_short L’accession des femmes à la magistrature non-professionnelle : Un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et réalité du terrain. Mise en parallèle des cas belge et français
title_sort l accession des femmes a la magistrature non professionnelle un parcours de combattante entre arguments naturalistes et realite du terrain mise en parallele des cas belge et francais
topic Women
lay judges
parliamentary activities
naturalistic arguments
on-the-ground realities
url https://journals.openedition.org/criminocorpus/16951
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