
So-called anti-Asian racism has become a public problem in France recognized by the media and by political and judicial institutions in recent years. This article documents one of the forms of mobilization to put this problem on the public agenda : recourse to justice. It offers an analysis of the advantages and limits of this type of collective action, which has multiplied since 2015 to fight against anti-Asian racism. Judicial mobilizations turn out to be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they contribute to judicial and institutional recognition of violence, to the networking of actors and helps to reduce inter-minority tensions. On the other hand, the judicial arena struggles to take into account the sociological and historical depth that underlies racializing constructions and the relationship of domination in inter-minority tensions.
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