Abstract
In this article the judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Selmouni v. France is analysed and its possible legal implications discussed. In particular attention is paid to its possible impact on French police malpractice and the kind of response given by the authorities towards such allegations. In addition to the strictly legal implications of the case, reference will be made to a number of authoritative recent reports on police malpractice in France. This facilitates an assessment of the extent to which the Selmouni Case is indicative of police human rights violations in France as well as the possible impact of the case on curbing such violations.