FranceMise en situation n° 38 · Rights and duties
A court has ordered Oumar to pay a sum of money to his former landlord. Oumar thinks the judge was wrong. What can he do?
In the exam (French)
Un tribunal a condamné Oumar à payer une somme à son ancien propriétaire. Oumar pense que le juge s'est trompé. Que peut-il faire ?
- aAsk the mayor of his commune to cancel the judgment.Demander au maire de sa commune d'annuler le jugement.
- bMove house without leaving an address so that he does not have to pay.Déménager sans laisser d'adresse pour ne pas payer.
- cUse a legal remedy, for example appeal, within the time limit.Exercer un recours, par exemple faire appel, dans les délais.Correct answer
- dRefuse to pay, since he disagrees with the judge.Refuser de payer, puisqu'il n'est pas d'accord avec le juge.
Why?
A court decision must be respected. If you disagree with it, you can challenge it through a remedy provided by law, most often an appeal (appel), within a short time limit. A lawyer can help, and legal aid (aide juridictionnelle) can pay for the lawyer if your income is low.
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Mei’s daughter will be 3 in March. Mei wants to wait until she is 6 to enrol her at school. Is this possible?Correct answer:No, education is compulsory from the age of 3.
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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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