Best Oral Argument 2013-2014 awards

Published on Thursday, 03 January 2013 14:38

Élise Arfi

« Is one less of a victim for having been naïve or careless ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Moldovan minor of 17 years of age who accuses a "loverboy" who conviced her of working in Paris as a caregiver and who forced her into prostitution in an apartment.

Christophe Bogliolo
« Can an offender also be considered as a victim ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Bulgarian minor of 16 years of age, who was prosecuted for pickpocketing and lives under the control of a Bosnian trafficking netowork who she must pay 300 € ($411 USD) per day (by prostitution, theft or begging).

Véronica Camporro
« Is the crime less severe for having been commited abroad ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Brazilian minor of 14 years of age who was forced into sexual relations with a French tourist in Sao Paulo.

Julien Fresnault
« Can one bring light to the invisible victims ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Romanian minor of 2 years of age, sold on the internet to French pedophiles who are prosecuted at the same time as the chief of a Romanian procuring network.

Matthieu Hy
«Can sexual exploitation be justified or attenuated in a familial context ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Nigerian minor of 17 years of age, who accuses her aunt who drove her to Bordeaux, then to Clermont-Ferrand, where she was prostituted in a hotel.

Anne-Sophie Laguens
« Isn't human trafficking, above all, a matter of money ? » (V.F only)
You represent the interests of a Romanian minor of 17 years of age who was sold by her family to a group of Romanian procurers, who prostituted her in the forest of Sénart and tattoed her with a barcode.