Paris Court 1 Euro Symbolic Damages Calculator & Precedent Dossier

Affaire & Restitution Workbench

Code Civil Art. 1240

Requested Moral Compensation (€) 1.00 €

Drag to simulate asking for the traditional 1€ vs. substantive moral enrichment.

EUR → USD Conversion Rate ($) 1.15 USD

Source report pegged the 1 euro verdict to $1.15 USD.

Preloaded Civil Case Studies

Material Asset Loss (Stolen Jewelry est.) ~9,000,000 € (~$10,350,000)

Requested Moral Reparation 1.00 € ($1.15)

Paris Court Sanction Awarded 1.00 € ($1.15)

Doctrine & Case Records

Jurisprudence

Plaintiff	Kim Kardashian
Incident	2016 Paris Armed Robbery
Jurisdiction	French Civil Court (Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris)
Category	Symbolic Vindication / Moral Injury
Article Reference	Code Civil Art. 1240 (Ex-Art. 1382)

L'Euro Symbolique: In French civil jurisprudence, demanding 1 euro in "dommages-intérêts symboliques" establishes the moral guilt and civil liability of the tortfeasor without transforming the civil action into financial enrichment. The court's judgment constitutes the primary vindication.

— Tribunal Judiciaire de Paris, Service Civil

Notable European 1-Euro Verdicts

Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery 2016 • Paris Court

Armed robbery in luxury Paris residence. The plaintiff sought and won exactly 1 euro in moral damages, asserting victim recognition.

L'Affaire du Siècle (Climate Inaction) 2021 • Tribunal Administratif

Four NGOs (Oxfam, Greenpeace France, etc.) successfully sued the French State. The state was ordered to pay 1 euro for ecological damage.

Greenpeace v. Nuclear Security 2019 • French Courts

Anti-nuclear intrusion trials where plaintiffs counter-claimed 1 euro to demonstrate moral duty over monetary motives.