For the 2010 DVD edition of RESF: a resistance network, we have worked out a glossary of key words heard in the films, related to France’s immigration policy. The information contained in this lexicon gives some context and details about the events recounted in the films.
FREEDOM and DETENTION JUDGE
The Freedom and Detention Judge (Juge des Libertés et de la Détention or JLD) is a magistrate presiding by order at the common pleas court. Created by the June 15th 2000 law, this judge has various competences concerning individual liberty: custody, probation, bail, search warrants...
Concerning irregular immigrants, this judge decides whether they are kept in waiting zones beyond a certain period or in detention. Detainees must appear before this judge within two days of being held, then 15 days after this first hearing, if they haven't (already) been deported or freed.
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- www.viepublique.fr
Concerning irregular immigrants, this judge decides whether they are kept in waiting zones beyond a certain period or in detention. Detainees must appear before this judge within two days of being held, then 15 days after this first hearing, if they haven't (already) been deported or freed.
> Sources
- www.viepublique.fr