(iii) Officers of justice stricto sensuî sheriffs, sheriffs' officers (also called bailiffs), and constables (police officers). 3. FrenctL.p.Qurt£ The following diagram shows the structure of justice in France. The system has two branches, the judicial branch proper and the administrative branch, which includes the tribunavot.administratifs and various juridictions d'exception which are the equivalent of English quasi-judicial tribunals (see 6.). Effectively there are two supreme courts, one for each branch. 1/ The term officer of the court has no uniform definition but there are specific indications of its meaning for different courts and purposes, e.g. in the Summary Jurisdiction (Process) Act 1881, s. 8, the Judicature Act 1925, s. 90(1), the Solicitors Act 1974, s. 50, the Supreme Court Act 1981, SS. 88-104, the Criminal Justice Act 1982, s, 46 and the County Courts Act 1984, s. 147. TRIBUNAL DES CONFLITS (règle les conflits entre ordre administratif et judiciaire) r— CIVIL JUDICIAL BRANCH ORDRE JUDICIAIRE > » REPRESSIF COUR DE CASSATION 5 chambres civiles 1 chambre criminelle COURS D'APPEL chambres civiles chambre des appels correctionnels COURS D'ASSISES (crimes, pas d'appel) DIVERSES JURIDICTIONS D'EXCEPTION TRIBUNAUX DE GRANDE INSTANCE TRIBUNAUX CORRECTIONNELS (délits) t 1 t TRIBUNAUX D'INSTANCE {Juridiction d'exception) TRIBUNAUX DE SIMPLE POLICE (Contraventions) ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH ORDRE ADMINISTRATIF CONSEIL D'ETAT (Ire instance, appel ou cassation) COURS ADMINISTRATIVES D'APPEL TRIBUNAUX ADMINISTRATIFS DIVERSES JURIDICTIONS D'EXCEPTION (Buffelan t. 1, modifié pour tenir compte des cours administratives d'appel) Docte (p.658) gives a fuller diagram but it shows the structure less clearly. - 1134 - 4. French judicial personnel (a) The judicial branch proper The judicial branch of justice in France is controlled by the Minister of Justice. Its personnel are as follows: (i) Magistrats (who are invested with authority), called magistrats du corps judiciaire to distinguish them from magistrates in the wider sense, e.g. ministers, consuls, mayors, members of the Council of 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a description of the French justice system, outlining the structure and personnel of the judicial and administrative branches. It does not seem to relate to any specific economic, environmental, or social issues, but rather focuses on the organization and functioning of the justice system.

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