Huissier de justice

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In France, Luxembourg, the French Community of Belgium and Québec a huissier de justice or in the Netherlands and the Flemish Community a (gerechts)deurwaarder, is a member of the legal profession whose responsibility includes formally bearing witness to events or situations (constat d'huissier); signification,¹ a form of service of process; making the decisions of the courts available to the public; and execution of the courts' decisions, such as seizures and evictions. The most common British English translation for huissier de justice is "bailiff" (and sometimes "sheriff officer"); note however that French huissiers de justice are not government employees and do not have police powers.

In France, as of 1 July 2003, there were 3,258 huissiers de justice in 2,047 chambers.

[edit] See also

• Huissier

[edit] External links

• International Union of Judicial Officers
• (French) Huissiers de Justice (in France)
• National Association of Belgian Sheriff Officers
• (Dutch) Koninklijke Beroepsorganisatie van Gerechtsdeurwaarders
• (French) la Chambre des huissiers de justice du Québec
• Note 1: (pdf) Handbook of the Hague Service Convention — explains the difference between signification and notification in legal systems based on the Napoleonic Code
• Definitions of French legal system roles
• Qualificiations