Court of Cassation (France)
The Court of Cassation is the supreme court for civil and criminal cases in France. It is one of the country's four apex courts, along with the Council of State, the Constitutional Council and the Jurisdictional Disputes Tribunal.
The Court of Cassation building on the Île de la Cité in Paris seen from the Seine
The building of the Court of Cassation
In France, the Conseil d'État is a governmental body that acts both as legal adviser to the executive branch and as the supreme court for administrative justice, which is one of the two branches of the French judiciary system. Established in 1799 by Napoleon as a successor to the King's Council, it is located in the Palais-Royal in Paris and is primarily made up of top-level legal officers. The Vice President of the Council of State ranks as the ninth most important civil servant in France.
The Palais-Royal in Paris, home of the Conseil d'État
General Assembly Room (Salle de l'assemblée générale), where the members of the Council gather to resolve the major cases