Reasons for non-enforcement of administrative judge decisions and means of legal protection in cases of non-enforcement

After gradual development marked by significant advances in court practice, legislation has since 1980 and 1995 ensured French administration the widest powers in order to impose upon public administration the need to adhere to the court decisions brought against it. Full and effective enforcement of court judgements, in particular those against public bodies is an important criterion for the rule of law. The breadth of procedural methods directed at avoiding the non- enforcement of administrative court decisions, includes promoting both pedagogical and persuasive mechanisms and after that, primarily coercive and sometimes repressive measures including not only the financial liability of public bodies, but also the personal liability of officials who are responsible for non-enforcement