Student protests continue in a number of French towns in the midst of aggravating security procedures and controversy on the methods of dealing with demonstrators by the authorities, particularly with the participation of large numbers of minors in such movements. The Government ' s affirmation of the need to maintain public order, and the warnings of rights organizations against excessive use of force, raise legal questions about the rights of students to demonstrate and the limits of their legal responsibility. On these legal aspects and the implications of field escalation, France24 of Paris hosts the lawyer and legal researcher Mohamed Adam Al-Maqani.

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