In France, it was taking about 637 days for civil courts of first instance to resolve a pending case in 2020. According to the source, the European median was 237 days, or 400 days less. By comparison, the duration time in administrative courts of first instance was about 333 days.
In the same year, the clearance rate in administrative courts of first instance was 95.2 percent, which means that the court resolved fewer cases than the number that had been referred to it.
Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance
(in number of days)
The source adds the following information: "The duration time measures the theoretical time needed for a pending case to be resolved in court, taking into account the current workload of the courts."
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Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). (September 29, 2022). Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance (in number of days) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). "Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance (in number of days)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). (2022). Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance (in number of days). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice). "Length of Time Needed to Dispose of The Stock of Cases Pending in Civil, Criminal and Administrative Courts in France in 2020, by Instance (in Number of Days)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice), Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance (in number of days) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Length of time needed to dispose of the stock of cases pending in civil, criminal and administrative courts in France in 2020, by instance (in number of days) [Graph], Council of the European Union (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice), September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1365426/duration-time-french-courts-type-instance/
