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French civic exam 2026, Rights and duties
Which right protects a person against arbitrary arrest?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 99
Quel droit protège une personne contre une arrestation arbitraire ?
Which right protects a person against arbitrary arrest?
Answer. The right to security.
Le droit à la sûreté.
No one can be arrested or detained without a reason provided for by law. This is the right to security, written into the Declaration of 1789.
The official text that proves it
« Exemple : le droit à la sûreté protège les individus contre les arrestations et les emprisonnements arbitraires des autorités publiques. »
Example, the right to security protects individuals against arbitrary arrests and imprisonment by public authorities.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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