FranceListe CSP, n° 42 · Liste naturalisation, n° 49 · Institutions and politics
Do you have the right not to respect a law?
In the exam (French)
A-t-on le droit de ne pas respecter une loi ?
- aYes, if the law goes against your religious or moral beliefsOui, si la loi est contraire à ses convictions religieuses ou morales
- bNo, everyone must respect the law, even if they disagreeNon, chacun doit respecter la loi, même s’il n’est pas d’accordCorrect answer
- cYes, if you did not know about this law at the timeOui, si on ne connaissait pas cette loi au moment des faits
- dYes, if you do not have French nationality and are passing throughOui, si on n’a pas la nationalité française et qu’on est de passage
Why?
The law applies to everyone, and not knowing it is no excuse: “no one is supposed to be ignorant of the law” (“nul n’est censé ignorer la loi”). If you do not like a law, you can act to change it by legal means: voting, a petition, a demonstration declared to the authorities, action by an association. But as long as it exists, you must respect it.
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What is the role of the judicial authority (autorité judiciaire)?Correct answer:Settling disputes and punishing those who do not respect the law
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The judicial authority is exercised by:Correct answer:the magistrates, that is, judges and public prosecutors
L'autorité judiciaire est exercée par : — les magistrats, c’est-à-dire les juges et les procureurs
Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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