FranceMise en situation n° 37 · Rights and duties
Rachid’s neighbour has built a fence that extends onto Rachid’s land. Rachid is angry: he wants to break it himself during the night. What should he do?
In the exam (French)
Le voisin de Rachid a construit une clôture qui dépasse sur son terrain. Rachid est en colère : il veut la casser lui-même pendant la nuit. Que doit-il faire ?
- aTurn to a court conciliator or a judge.Faire appel à un conciliateur de justice ou au juge.Correct answer
- bAsk friends to go and threaten his neighbour.Demander à des amis d'aller menacer son voisin.
- cBreak the fence himself, since the land is his.Casser la clôture lui-même, puisque le terrain est à lui.
- dBlock his neighbour’s entrance with his car.Bloquer l'entrée de son voisin avec sa voiture.
Why?
In France, no one can take justice into their own hands. In a conflict, you first try to reach an agreement; the court conciliator (conciliateur de justice) is free of charge. If that is not enough, it is the judge who decides.
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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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