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A unanimous parliamentary vote closes a legal loophole that survived the 1865 abolition of slavery in France.
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France has unanimously voted to repeal the colonial-era "Code Noir", closing a legal loophole that had survived the country's abolition of slavery in 1865, according to POLITICO Europe.
The Code Noir was a body of law originally governing slavery in French colonial territories. Despite the formal abolition of slavery in France in 1865, elements of this colonial-era legal framework had remained on the books, representing what legislators described as an unresolved legacy of the country's history.
The unanimous nature of the vote signals cross-party consensus on removing the statute. POLITICO Europe did not specify the date of the vote or which legislative chamber passed the repeal.
France's parliament unanimously repealed the "Code Noir," a colonial-era legal framework governing slavery that had persisted on the books despite slavery's abolition in 1865. The move closes a longstanding legal loophole and represents cross-party agreement on addressing a legacy of colonial law.
This repeal removes an anachronistic legal framework that technically remained enforceable in France, clarifying the country's legal code. The unanimous vote reflects broader European reckoning with colonial histories and their lingering institutional remnants.