French National School for the Judiciary

ENM
École nationale de la Magistrature
TypePublic
Established1959
DirectorNathalie Roret[1]
Academic staff
100
Students550
Location
Bordeaux
,
France
Website[1]

The French National School for the Judiciary (French: École nationale de la magistrature or ENM) is a French grande école, founded in 1958[2] by French President Charles de Gaulle and the father of the current French Constitution, Michel Debré, in order to encourage law students to embrace a judicial career.[3] Originally referred to as the National Centre for Judicial Studies (French: Centre national d'études judiciaires), it was renamed the French National School for the Judiciary in 1972.

The ENM selects and undertakes initial training of the French Judiciary, which encompasses two different categories of professionals : judges and public prosecutors.[4] It is considered to be of the most academically exceptional French schools, partly due to its low acceptance rates. In 2021, 4612 people were candidates for 150 admissions.[5][6]

It is located in Bordeaux and has premises in Paris.[7]

Initial training

The aim of the training provided by the ENM is to form a corps of judges and public prosecutors who are suitable for all posts on the bench as well as in the public prosecution service in first instance courts. The judicial functions are :

  • Tribunal Judiciaire judge
  • Contentieux de la protection (small claims) judge
  • Investigating judge
  • Juvenile Court judge
  • Probation judge
  • Deputy Public Prosecutor

A prospective judge or deputy public prosecutor must complete a Bachelor in Law (which requires three years of study) and a Master in Law (which requires one year of study) before entering the National School for the Judiciary. Admission is made through an entrance examination or application through recruitment procedures. Judges and public prosecutors follow identical training at the ENM and may be called upon to change jobs during the course of their career, from judge to prosecutor or vice versa.

In 2021, 4612 people were candidates for 150 admissions.[8][9] French citizenship is required for admission to the French National School for the Judiciary.[10][11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gouvernance". enm.justice.fr. École nationale de la magistrature. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ Ordinance No. 58-1270 of 22 December 1958 for an organic law regarding the status of the judiciary, article 14 in its original version: « Il est institué un centre national d'études judiciaires »
  3. ^ "Histoire". 6 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.enm.justice.fr/sites/default/files/publications/plaquette2017_EN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Concours de la magistrature : Une attractivité record en 2021". 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Concours d'accès à l'ENM 2021 : 348 candidats admissibles". 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ French National School for the Judiciary web site, Presentation Archived 2009-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on May 22, 2009.
  8. ^ "Concours de la magistrature : Une attractivité record en 2021". 2 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Concours d'accès à l'ENM 2021 : 348 candidats admissibles". 28 July 2021.
  10. ^ (in French) "Pour s'y présenter, il faut être .. de nationalité française", in French National School for the Judiciary web site, Magistrat, Les recrutements sur concours Archived 2009-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, page 1. Consulted on July 4, 2009.
  11. ^ (in French) "Les conditions d'accès à la magistrature (en cours de réforme) ... Dans tous les cas, les candidats doivent ... posséder la nationalité française" in French Ministry of Justice web site, Ecole nationale de la magistrature, October 1, 2008. Consulted on July 4, 2009.
  12. ^ See section "Conditions communes à tous les types de recrutement" in (in French) Université de Rouen web site, ENM Conditions d'accès Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. Consulted on July 4, 2009.
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