Act to Reform Retirement Pensions
France Constitutional Council
Decision No. 2010-617 DC (2010)
- Written by Kelly Simon, JD
Facts
In 2010, members of the French National Assembly and the Senate (the referees) (plaintiffs) asked the French Constitutional Council to review the Act to Reform Retirement Pensions. The act included provisions that raised the age at which a person was entitled to a retirement pension to 62 years. Additionally, the act allowed some individuals who worked in particularly harsh conditions or met other criteria to retire early, before the age of 62. The referees argued that the act violated the principle of equality protected in the French constitution by requiring that some individuals wait until the age of 62 to receive pensions, although other individuals could receive pensions before turning 62.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)
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