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Social welfare at the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris

In 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 97 decisions on social welfare (131% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its caseload, against 1% for all administrative courts of appeal. Below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in a subject, only numbers of decisions are shown.

Activity year by year

On social welfare, the number of decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris went from 48 in 2023 to 97 in 2025, with a minimum of 42 in 2024. That is an increase of 102%, against an increase of 3% for all administrative courts of appeal. Since 2023, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris has issued 187 decisions on this subject.

Its share of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris went from 1% in 2023 to 2% in 2025.

CAA Paris: decisions on social welfare per year2023 : Decisions 48 ; 2024 : Decisions 42 ; 2025 : Decisions 97020406080100Decisions 2023 : 482023Decisions 2024 : 422024Decisions 2025 : 972025
CAA Paris: decisions on social welfare per year
YearDecisionsChangeShare of caseload
202348–1%
202442−13%1%
202597+131%2%

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris were published. CAA Paris stands for Cour administrative d'appel de Paris. Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court, computed from 200 decisions a year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Paris: all subjects Social welfare in France

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Same subject in the courts of appeal

The 9 administrative courts of appeal issued 403 decisions on social welfare in 2025 between them; the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 97, that is 24%.

On social welfare, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 97 of the 403 decisions of all administrative courts of appeal, or 24%. The share of this subject in the caseload ranges from 1% to 2% depending on the courts.

Decisions on social welfare in 2025
Administrative courts of appeal: Social welfare
CourtDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Cour administrative d'appel de Paris972%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon642%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Marseille542%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Douai392%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nantes351%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Bordeaux341%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles311%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Toulouse291%––
Cour administrative d'appel de Nancy201%––

Share of caseload: share of the subject among all the decisions of the court. Dismissal rate not computed below 200 decisions on the subject; median time: judgments and rulings only, excluding orders, not computed below 200 judgments.

See also In cassation: Conseil d'État Social welfare in France Cour administrative d'appel de Paris: all subjects

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The other subjects of the court

With 97 decisions, or 2% of the total of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris, this subject comes behind employment law (126) and ahead of public health (80).

Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris by subject in 2025
Decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025Share of caseloadDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration2,56651%80%9 months
Tax60912%75%18 months
Civil service2495%78%18 months
Employment law1262%––
Social welfare972%––
Public health802%––
Local authorities and public property661%––
Policing621%––
Planning and building permits541%––
Public procurement271%––
Education210.4%––
Environment and agriculture150.3%––
Housing130.3%––
Driving licences80.2%––
Elections50.1%––
Other subjects1,06921%63%13 months

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other subjects” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Detailed pages exist from 50 decisions on the subject.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Paris: all subjects France

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Understanding these figures

What these figures count

Of the 5,067 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris in 2025, 97 fall under social welfare (2%), based on the legal texts they cite; 1,069 (21%) fall under no identified subject and appear under “Other subjects”.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions on social welfare did the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issue in 2025?

The Cour administrative d'appel de Paris issued 97 decisions on social welfare in 2025 (131% more than in 2024), that is 2% of its 5,067 decisions. Since 2023 the total is 187 decisions.

Why is no dismissal rate or median time shown for social welfare at the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris?

With 97 decisions in 2025, the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris stays below the threshold of 200 decisions a year in this subject: below it, a dismissal rate or a median time would vary too much from one year to the next. Only numbers of decisions are shown.

How much of the caseload of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris does this subject represent?

It accounts for 2% of the 5,067 decisions of the Cour administrative d'appel de Paris in 2025, against 1% for all administrative courts of appeal.

How many decisions on social welfare did the other administrative courts of appeal issue?

In 2025, the administrative courts of appeal of Lyon, Marseille and Douai issued 64, 54 and 39 respectively. The others issued fewer.