There is a new form of participation in democratic life, which is to challenge and refuse any decision by public authority.
In this case, online appeals, demonstrations (with some added violence), administrative and legal challenges, etc., there is no shortage of actions to propel self-proclaimed leaders into the spotlight of the media. Then, there are always elected officials who give political legitimacy to these actions, while there is always a lawyer ready to play the role of defender of rights… infringed in exchange for a few interviews here and there.
Sometimes it works, other times you end up with nothing!
Is the weekend lockdown really legal? The question was raised by 240 citizens of Nice who contested the partial lockdown in the Alpes-Maritimes. For the Nice administrative court, the prefecture did indeed have the right to impose a partial lockdown in the Alpes-Maritimes. In its judgment, the court wrote that the measures taken by the prefect are “proportionate and adapted to local circumstances.”
The hearing took place on Tuesday, March 2, before the Nice administrative court. The judgment was deliberated on Wednesday, March 3.
