On April 4, 2025, the French Court of Cassation rendered an important decision confirming that secular judges cannot review verdicts by ecclesiastical courts based on religious criteria and principles.
Explicitly, the judges noted that this decision aligns France with the case law of the European Court of Human Rights and quoted the 2013 Grand Chamber judgement “Sindicatul ‘Păstorul cel Bun’ v. Romania.” The Grand Chamber ruled inter alia that, “In accordance with the principle of autonomy, the State is prohibited from…”
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