William Julié comments on the recent conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for criminal association in connection with the “Libyan case.” He provides insight into the nature of this of...
Criminal law
Maître William Julié was invited on France24 to debate the conviction Marine Le Pen. The French far right's political party leader was convicted on 31 March 2025 for misuse of public funds and sanctioned to an immediatly enforceable ban to run for...
Maître William Julié provided legal clarification for Le Parisien on the legal regime of the European arrest warrant following the arrest of Mohamed Amra on 22 February 2025 by the Romanian authorities. The European arrest warrant is a warrant ...
Maître Beauchemin was interviewed about the French dual nationals known as ‘Roméos’ who work for private military companies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In response to the question of whether they could be prosecuted for mercenary a...
Maître Julié spoke to France 24 about the issues surrounding Nicolas Sarkozy's trial for suspicions that Kadhafi's Libya financed his 2007 presidential campaign. The case raises complex issues, due to the close interaction between political pow...
Speaking on BFMTV, William Julié detailed the scope of the European arrest warrant issued against Santiago's parents. This was an opportunity to outline the nature, procedure and consequences of issuing a European arrest warrant: an alert is re...
After former French first Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was charged with witness tampering in her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's case concerning the Libyan financing of his presidential campaign, Maître Julié provided some legal insight on the situation. ...
On March 4th 2024, Maître Amélie Beauchemin was invited to France24 alongside Charlotte Minvielle, Alice Ackermann and Hélène de Lauzun to debate the recent enshrinement of the freedom to have an abortion in the French Constitution. On March 8t...
Maître Julié provides commentary during the national ceremony held in honor of Robert Badinter. He looks back at the legacy left by the former Minister of Justice, who dedicated his life to the fight against capital punishment.
Following the remand in custody of a Marseilles police officer suspected of violence during the riots, Maître William JULIÉ provided clarification on criminal procedure, in particular with regard to the conditions surrounding pre-trial custody pen...