Cour de Cassation

The Cour de Cassation is France's highest court for civil and criminal cases. Its main role is to review decisions from lower courts to ensure they are consistent with the law, rather than re-examining facts. If a lower court made a legal error, the Cour de Cassation can overturn or annul the decision and send the case back for a new trial. It functions as a guarantor of legal uniformity and proper interpretation of the law across the country. Its rulings set legal precedents that lower courts are expected to follow.